Bible box

Published/Created:

Ipswich, Essex county, Massachusetts, United States, or vicinity
ca. 1670–1690

Physical Description:

8 1/2 x 27 1/4 x 18 in.

Materials:

Oak; pine

Notes:

Sack catalogue description: Pilgrim oak and pine Bible box, the front carved with intersecting lunettes, leaf and fleur-de-lis with stipple background; the pine top has serrated edges on the side and is secured on the original quartered oak cleats with original rose headed nails that hinge from a dowel extension of the back, the box has the warm, mellow color of American light oak that has never been disturbed, this original aspect is highly prized by collectors of Pilgrim furniture and is rarely found. This box can be compared with examples by Thomas Dennis of Ipswich, Massachusetts.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 5, p. 1180, pl. P4150.

Variant Titles:

Pilgrim oak and pine Bible box

Topics:

Decoration and ornament -- Mannerist style
Furniture -- United States

Period/Style:

Mannerist

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

4150

Genre:

Bible boxes (AAT)

Format:

Image
Physical Object

Content Type:

Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Public

Source Title:

Israel Sack, Inc., Archive

Source Created:

New York, New York, United States
1957–1990

Source Note:

Sack, October 1975
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.

Folder:

Folder 9689 box 2 tiff_complete

Yale Collection:

Yale University Art Gallery

Digital Collection:

Israel Sack Furniture Archive

OID:

10983613

PID:

digcoll:846443