Object Number 1965.1437

Object Name

Box

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Brosey (Probable maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1852

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Front of box; "J.E.CROSS 1852", punched.

Materials

Tinned sheet iron; Iron wire

Dimensions (inches)

8.811 (H) , 13.374 (W) , 9.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.38 (H) , 33.97 (W) , 24.13 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published on p. 78, fig. 89; p.111, cat. no. 59.
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 325-326, cat. no. 161.
[Book] Coffin, Margaret. 1968 The History and Folklore of American Country Tinware 1700-1900.
• Published: p. 162.
[Article] Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur. The Catalogue of Antiques & Fine Arts. Autumn: 199-203.
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