Dome-top storage box
Maine, circa 1830
Basswood, original iron wire hinges, original brass hasp and lock, original painted decoration, 4 ½ x 12 x 5 ½ inches

This box is attributed to the unidentified decorator of a tall-case clock found in Farmington, Maine which is illustrated in Edwin A. Churchill, Simple Forms and Vivid Colors. Maine Painted Furniture, 1800-1850 (Augusta, ME: Maine State Museum, 1983), frontispiece and plate 17, pages 70-71.