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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1825-1875

GUSN

GUSN-25559

Description

Undecorated grey-silver colored sheet metal w/ soldered and folded over seams. Rectangular form w/ flat hinged top. Hinged clasp. Bail handles at sides. Two metal shelves inside.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
tin (metal)
Tin
BOX

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

14.5 x 14.125 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.71

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