Knife Box

Artist unknown

Date1760-1770

Terms

Knives Boxes
Velvet
Paper
Shark
Wood
England

Dimensions32.2 × 19.6 cm (12 11/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

Credit LineKnife Box, Unknown Maker, England, 1760-1770. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Cummings E. Davis; F921.

Object numberF921

DescriptionWood, shagreen or leather, velvet, brass. Wood box covered with black, rough grained material. Front curved out, front surface of lid slopes down. Lid hinged. Three small reel-like feet on bottom. Handle with openwork plate on lid. Lock with brass plate on box, fitting on lid. Inside, wood framework of slots with sloping top. 18 slots altogether.