"BOX WITH SLIDING TOP"

Dateca. 1820

MediumWood and paint.

DimensionsOH: 4 7/8"; OW:11 1/8"; OD: 6 1/8"

Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Effie Thixton Arthur

Object number1979.708.2

DescriptionRectangular box with top that slides out over one end. The space accessed by sliding top is half the height of the box. The lower half contains a long drawer that pulls out the same end as the sliding top.
Decoration: Top: Incised and decorated shield with dark top and alternating vertical stripes; painted black, mustard yellow and green. Sides decorated with geometric diamond and circle designs. End decorated with a star in a circle, painted yellow and black. Small metal knob with ring at end of drawer.