Writing Box
Maker
Unknown, American
Additional Title(s)
- Decorated Writing Box
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1800
Mediumwood, paint, and brass
Dimensions4 1/2 × 14 3/4 × 11 in. (11.4 × 37.5 × 27.9 cm.)
DescriptionFederal period decorated writing box; interior compartment for pens; original surface, grain painted or mahoganized; with original single pull in middle of top and two original hinges; New England.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Status
On viewObject number2016.25.26
