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Box, leather covered

19th century
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueLeather, brass, pine
DimensionsOverall: 14.9 x 31.1 x 20.3 cm (5 7/8 x 12 1/4 x 8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. F. O. North in memory of Thomas L. Sprague
Accession numberRES.29.41
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsStamped on brass lock cover: "Patent" Column of figures in ink on underside of bottom: "75 / 75 / 25 / 40 / 37 / 232"
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. F. O. North in memory of Thomas L. Sprague (Accession Date June 25, 1929). February 26, 2015, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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