01-20-200501-21-2005
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2266
January 20, 2005 06:00 PMCalender
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Hide-Covered Pine Box

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$118$100
Auction: Discovery - 2266Location: BoltonDate / Time: January 20, 2005 6:00PM

Description:

Hide-Covered Pine Box, Newburyport, Massachusetts, c. 1811, rectangular dome-top box with iron handles and latch, hide-covered, with leather trim secured and decorated with iron tacks with the initials "H.S.W." and "P.C.," the interior lined with newspaper from the Newburyport Herald, dated 1811, a paper maker's label is affixed to the interior lid "James Taylor...Middle Street, Newburyport...," (wear),ht. 9 3/4, wd. 24, dp. 12 1/2 in.
Estimate $150-250

Keywords

Newburyport, Massachusetts, Newburyport Herald, James Taylor