Covered circular box , Shaker
1850-1900
Object PlaceSabbathday Lake, Maine, United States
Medium/TechniqueAsh, birch, maple, brass wire, iron plate
Dimensions16.51 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Knight - Collection of Ralph E. and Myra T. Tibbetts
Accession number67.37a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenancePart of a collection of Shaker materials begun by Ralph E. and Myra T. Tibbetts; the Tibbets collection was inherited by their daughter and augmented by Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Knight, Marblehead, Massachusetts; 1967, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Knight to the MFA (Accession date: January 11, 1967); December 19, 2013, deaccessioned by the MFA, ownership transferred to the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake, Maine.
1790–1800
