Spice Box
date: label: date made
content: ca 1850
notes: label: Description
content: Rectangular, japanned and gilt-stenciled, lidded box with hasp lock on front and two hinges at back; interior is divided into seven graduated compartments numbered on the inside of the flat lid. Box front and lid have symmetrical floral designs in silver and gold; sides and back appear to be plain. One-piece lid with rolled rim; box is made of five pieces with soft-soldered, folded edges and has a folded rim with bead below. No handle. No marks.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Kenneth E. Jewett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.257491.0045
label: catalog number
content: 257491.0045
label: accession number
content: 257491
objectType: label: Object Name
content: box, spice
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: asphaltum (exterior and interior finish material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (exterior and interior decoration material)
label: Physical Description
content: silver (exterior and interior decoration material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/8 in x 9 3/4 in x 3 3/8 in; 10.4775 cm x 24.765 cm x 8.5725 cm