Manufacturer

Unidentified maker

Material

ceramic

Dimensions

Overall: 4 x 4 x 4 in. ( 10.2 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm )

Creation Date

1851

Description

Unglazed slab-built redware box with four-sided lid with geometric finial; each side with pricked borders; five-pointed star on two sides alternating with heart on the other sides; lid fits entirely in box.

Marks/Inscription

incised: script under lid: "Nov 12 / 1851"



written: on adhesive collector's label attached to bottom of box: "236 / Amer"

Provenance

Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Claude W. Unger, Pottsville, PA, 1926; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman

Kitchen Artifact ID

1937.1451ab