Decorated Box with Moon Inscription
Maker
Unknown, American
Additional Title(s)
- Red and yellow decorated box with moon inscription
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1820 - 1840
Mediumwood and paint
Dimensions5 1/2 x 9 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (14 x 25.1 x 13 cm.)
DescriptionYellow box with red decoration and gilding.
InscribedInscribed on interior edge of box in pencil: “On July 20, 1969 at 4:17 p.m. the spaceship Eagle first set man on the Moon”
A piece of paper is inside the box with the inscription in blue ink: “ I BOUGHT THIS BOX FROM HILLARY UNDERWOOD OF WINDSOR, VT. ABOUT ONE YEAR BEFORE THE FIRST MOON LANDING”.
There is no signature or name of owner/maker.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Status
On viewObject number2016.25.31
