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Box (Salt box)
John Drissell
1796
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Drissell (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pine, white
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1965.2109
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2109
Object Name
Box (Salt box)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
John Drissell (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1796
Materials
- Pine, white
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
10.125 (H) x 6 (W) x 6.375 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
25.72 (H) x 15 (W) x 16.19 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Cummings, John & Cummings, Martha S. 1958 John Drissell and his boxes. Pennsylvania Folklife. 9, no. 4 (Fall)
Book: Hess, Clarke. 2001 Mennonite Arts.
• See pp. 64-65 for related objects.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• See pp. 36-37 for related objects.Book: Garvan, Beatrice B. 1982 The Pennsylvania German Collection.
• See p. 59, no. 16 for related object.