Lot Essay
With a similar palette, form, border ornament and brass handle, a closely related document box is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (acc. no. 1987-41-10).
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PENNSYLVANIA, 1820-1850
Details
A RED-PAINTED TOLEWARE DOME-TOP DOCUMENT BOX
PENNSYLVANIA, 1820-1850
5 3⁄4 in. high, 9 in. wide, 4 1⁄2 in. deep
PENNSYLVANIA, 1820-1850
5 3⁄4 in. high, 9 in. wide, 4 1⁄2 in. deep
Provenance
Probable provenance:
Ex Coll. Paul Flack
G.W. Samaha, Milan, Ohio
Acquired from above, May 1985
Ex Coll. Paul Flack
G.W. Samaha, Milan, Ohio
Acquired from above, May 1985
Literature
Probably Peter Goodman, Notebook, no. 840.
Brought to you by
Cara Zimmerman
Head of Americana and Outsider Art