1964.2019 Trick box
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Box (Trick box)

  • Category:

    Toys and Games

  • Creator (Role):

    Absalom Bixler (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Denver, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1878

  • Materials:

    Tulip poplar; Paint; Iron

  • Techniques:

    Carved, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1964.2019


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Object Number

1964.2019

Object Name

Box (Trick box)

Category

Toys and Games

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Absalom Bixler (Maker)
1802-1884

Place of Origin

Denver, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1878

Subjects

Animals

Materials

Tulip poplar; Paint; Iron

Techniques

Carved, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

4.5 (H) , 4.1 (L) , 1.3 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.4 (H) , 10.4 (L) , 3.2 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Garvan, Beatrice B. 1982 The Pennsylvania German Collection.
Similar trick box listed as fig. no. 2, p. 85.
[Article] Sloan, David. 1992 "Nasty Boxes: Snappy Little Stocking Stuffers That Bite". American Woodworker. 29: 42-43.

[Article] Bixler, Miriam E. 1977 "David Bixler, Folk Artist". Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. 81 (1): 31-38.
For information on the artist, see p. 30-31.