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Knife box (one of a pair)

1790–1800
Object PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany veneers; inlay of satinwood, tulipwood and ebony, pine bottom; lock plates and handles of silver
DimensionsOverall: 38.7 x 22.9 x 31.4 cm (15 1/4 x 9 x 12 3/8 in.)
Credit LineThe M. and M. Karolik Collection of Eighteenth-Century American Arts
Accession number41.597b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from J. Stuart Halladay and Herrel George Thomas, "1750 House," Sheffield, Massachusetts; Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of Eighteenth-Century American Arts (Accession Date: October 9, 1941)
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