BOX
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The sides of the box are polished. The cover is painted with a scene in a forest with huntsmen, horses, and dogs. The men and women are all dressed in 18th century costume. They are in a forest. In the foreground is a group of four ment with two dogs who are moving towards the right where the dogs sense prey. In the center background is a tree with a group of people and a horseman circling it. The left background has another group of hunters. There is a design at the four corners of the lid and in the center of each side.
- Object name:
- BOX
- Made from:
- Painted beechwood -- burl walnut
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- Late 18th c.-Early 19th c.
- Size:
- 6.7 x 14 cm (2 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 34.44
- Class:
- WOOD
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973