Stenciled Box
Maker
Unknown, American
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1835
Mediumwood, metal and paint
Dimensions5 × 12 × 8 in. (12.7 × 30.5 × 20.3 cm.)
DescriptionLock box with gold and orange stenciling on black background with leaf and flower motif, and the initials - L.L.E. on top, and a green interior and skeleton key lock; Connecticut or New York because of heavy stenciling commonly found in those areas, associated with Hitchcock chair company type of decoration.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Status
On viewObject number2016.25.44
Unknown, American
ca. 1820 - 1840
Object number: 2016.25.29