Box - Wooden Box, Belonged to Daniel Hand
1850 – 1890 (Date manufactured/created)
Wood (Pine)
Large rectangular pine box with hinged lid and dovetailed corners. A black painted inscription on the lid, now barely visible, reads "G.W. / Daniel Hand / Guilford / Conn. / per blue line / to New Haven". G.W. was Daniel Hand's business partner. Box has a rough finish; it had been covered with layers of cambric and chintz.
16 1/4" tall, 25" wide, and 14 1/2" deep. USA origin, 1850-1890.
Donated by Philip Platt. Box was found in Hand's house upon his death in 1891.
16 1/4" tall, 25" wide, and 14 1/2" deep. USA origin, 1850-1890.
Donated by Philip Platt. Box was found in Hand's house upon his death in 1891.
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