Box
- Creator:
- North, Sarah E., active ca. 1834
- Published/Created:
- ca. 1834
- Physical Description:
- 3 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
- Materials:
- paint
- Notes:
- Sack catalogue description: Octagonal box with academy decoration, the lid decorated with a marine landscape bordered by sea anemones, the case decorated with musical, floral and marine motifs; the rear is inscribed, "Sarah E. North, April 10, 1834." Sarah North was most likely a student at an all-female academy, or early girls' boarding school, where women learned domestic pursuits such as sewing, painting, and music-making.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 8, p. 2212, pl. P5649. - Variant Titles:
- Sheraton octagonal box with academy decoration
- Topics:
- Decoration and ornament -- Sheraton style
Furniture -- United States - Period/Style:
- Federal
Sheraton - Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 5649
- Genre:
- boxes (containers) (AAT)
- Format:
- Image
Physical Object - Content Type:
- Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs - Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
- Access Restrictions:
- Public
- Source Title:
- Israel Sack, Inc., Archive
- Source Created:
- New York, New York, United States
1957–1990 - Source Note:
- Sack, February 1985
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:
- 10983678
- PID:
- digcoll:846473
