A PAINTED AND DECORATED POPLAR MINIATURE TRINKET BOX

Details
A PAINTED AND DECORATED POPLAR MINIATURE TRINKET BOX
JACOB WEBER, B. 1803, FIVEPOINTVILLE, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1840-1850

The rectangular orange painted chest with hinged lid decorated with a yellow, white, black, and green stylized flower above a case decorated with blue, white, black and green stylized double tulip, and the case sides with similar single tulips--2 ¼in. high, 4 ¾in. deep

Provenance
Robert Burkhardt, March 29, 1965

Exhibited
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, The Heritage Center of Lancaster Pennsylvania, "By Hand and Eye," May 4 - October 31, 1976

Lot Essay

With its orange painted ground, and front panel decorated with tulips, this trinket box, varies from the standard format of decoration associated with Weber, while the construction and tin hasp, and tulip decorated top and side adhere to his formula. The bold use of color including the blue painted double tulip are an interesting departure, which suggests this box may have been a custom order.