Caroline Schetky Richardson's Paint Box
Caroline Schetky Richardson
(American, 1790–1852)
about 1820–30
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, mahogany veneer and pine with brass hardware and ivory pulls; oil cloth on display board
DimensionsHeight x width (Closed): 10 x 21 x 13 in. (25.4 x 53.3 x 33 cm)
Height x width (Lid Open): 23 x 21 x 13 in. (58.4 x 53.3 x 33 cm)
Height x width (Drawers Open): 10 x 42 x 23 1/4 in. (25.4 x 106.7 x 59.1 cm)
Height x width (Drawers and Lid Open): 23 x 42 x 23 1/4 in. (58.4 x 106.7 x 59.1 cm)
Height x width (Lid Open): 23 x 21 x 13 in. (58.4 x 53.3 x 33 cm)
Height x width (Drawers Open): 10 x 42 x 23 1/4 in. (25.4 x 106.7 x 59.1 cm)
Height x width (Drawers and Lid Open): 23 x 42 x 23 1/4 in. (58.4 x 106.7 x 59.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of William and Nancy Osgood
Accession number1995.156.1
On View
On viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
With its many shallow drawers and adjustable top-which lifts and slides to form a drawing board-this portable chest clearly was made for an artist. Caroline Schetky Richardson, an early-nineteenth century miniature painter who worked in Philadelphia and Boston, used this box. The items displayed next to it were found inside-cakes of watercolor paint, tiny palettes, and unfinished miniatures still attached to the paper supports that made the ivories easier to handle.
1815–20
about 1790–1810