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Box, Storage

Box of basswood painted black or dark green, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
2016.5.25
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Description

Finely made basswood box with lid hinged with small iron butt hinges. Lid is trimmed with simple rectangular moldings on ends and front which overlap the exterior box surfaces when lid is closed. Box is dovetailed and has a half-mortise iron lock installed (no key). Interior is divided into a large and a small compartment. Two leather straps are tacked to the inside of the lid. Box is painted a very dark green on exterior surfaces. Interior surfaces are raw.

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Shaker Museum Box, Storage. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=1280. Accessed on May 9, 2024

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Shane Rothe

Curatorial Associate

Shane Rothe (they/them) joined Shaker Museum in July 2023, working with independent curator Maggie Taft on an exhibition for the new museum space in Chatham. Shane is an artist as well as a curator and continues to create in the mediums of painting, sculpture, writing, and performance. Shane holds a BFA from CalArts and an MA in art history and curatorial studies from the University of Chicago.