Seals box

Item Information

Title:
Seals box
Description:
Oval form w/ large flattened base w/ leaf motif cutout around periphery of oval. Small box w/ circular cutout holes outside of leaf border. Large flat lid has picture of hummingbird in center.
Date:
1850–1870
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
paper (fiber product)
boxes (containers)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Trochilidae (family)
Unidentified Paper
Hummingbird
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Newbury
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.)
Extent:
0.5 in. x 3.375 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/25515
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
Accession #:
1985.455AB
Identifier:
25515