Lot 168
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A JOINED CHESTNUT SLIDE-LID BOX

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A JOINED CHESTNUT SLIDE-LID BOX
PENNSYLVANIA, POSSIBLY OLEY VALLEY, BERKS COUNTY, 1800 - 1840

The rectangular form with applied molded and notched surround on three sides enclosing a two-part conforming chamfered lid, each part with applied molded spine and carved grips and opening to reveal a fitted interior with removable dividers, all within a conforming dovetailed case, the front centering a wrought-iron bale and off-centering the incised initials, "J.K. MM"--6¾in. high, 16in. wide, 21½in. deep

Lot Essay

A comparable form used as a butter box is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. See Garvan, The Pennsylvania German Collection, p. 14, fig. 19, as well as an example illustrated in Garvan and Hummel, fig. 56.