Carved Box Lid

Item Information

Title:
Carved Box Lid
Description:
Rectangular; chip-carved in two horizontal panels: the top carved with six exotic-looking primitive structures and trees; the lower half carved with five sailing vessels at sea, a band with carved inscription divides the panels; unpainted.
Creator:
Emery, Noah
Date:
1763
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
carving (processes)
incising
wood (plant material)
lids (covers)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
houses
marines (visual works)
sailing vessels
Wood
Carved
Incised
House
Tree
Sailing vessel
Maritime
trees (woody plants)
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Essex
Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.)
Extent:
5 1/2 in. x 14 3/4 in. x 5/8 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/2264
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
Accession #:
1991.273
Identifier:
2264