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1995-4, Document Box
Document box, hair
1995-4, Document Box

Document box, hair

DateCa. 1800
OriginEngland
MediumDeal, hide, leather, brass, paper, and textile
DimensionsOW: 12 1/2"; OD: 7 1/2"; OH: 5 5/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1995-4
DescriptionRectangular box with hinged domed lid, covered in hair with strips of leather and brass tacks outlining edges and dividing lid and facade into three sections; brass bail and rosette handle in center of lid; brass rococo escutcheon and hasp on front, center of box; interior of box covered in uncut printed book pages (a legal text) covered with red and blue dots; textile tape nailed to inside of proper right end of box lid and case (broken); deal lathe nailed along front and back of bottom; initials in ink on bottom: "SGT"Inscription(s)Initials in black ink on underside of bottom "SGT" (for St. George Tucker).ProvenanceDescended in Tucker family at St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg, Virginia. Initialed "SGT" on bottom for St. George Tucker.
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