Vermont Watch Hutch
Additional Title(s)
- Rare Carved and Painted Wood Watch Hutch
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Date18th century
MediumWood and pale green paint and wire clasp, hinges and nails
Dimensions10 3/4 × 5 × 2 1/2 in. (27.3 × 12.7 × 6.4 cm.)
DescriptionWatch hutch with fishtail cutout hanger; lined with Vermont newspaper (possibly Vermont Herald) Vol. 1 "Proclaiming Washington" - probably from the post-inaugural period; wire clasp, snipe hinges, opens bottom to top; early deformed square and tee head nails; dovetail case construction; probably Vermont
From 2022 appraisal: The watch hutch with fish-tail hanger, the dovetailed box secured with square and tee-head nails and wire clasp, lined with a piece of Vermont newspaper (Vermont Herald, Vol.1. "Proclaiming Washington" or the "The Washingtonian" Windsor, Vermont, circa 1812), seen through an oval aperture. Retains its original green paint, missing a small knob, loss near metal hasp.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Status
Not on viewObject number2022.25.4
Unknown, American, 19th Century
early 19th century
Object number: 2022.25.20
