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Box (Trick box)
Absalom Bixler
1878
Category
Toys and Games
Creator/Artist/Maker
Absalom Bixler (Maker)
Place of Origin
Denver; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1964.2019
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1964.2019
Object Name
Box (Trick box)
Category
Toys and Games
Creator (Role)
Absalom Bixler (Maker)
Place of Origin
Denver; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1878
Subject(s)
- Animals
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
- Iron
Techniques
- Carved
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
4.5 (H) x 1.3 (W) x 4.1 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
11.4 (H) x 3.2 (W) x 10.4 (L)
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.