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Catalog Number |
1964.5.31 |
Object Name |
Box |
Description |
Furnishings/Boxes. Spice box. Set of round bent wood boxes with lids. Stained maple wood bound with tin; stenciled labels in black on top and side: "SPICES". Inside, 8 similar small boxes with stenciled label in black on tops and sides: "ALLSPICE," "CLOVES," "GINGER," 'MACE,' "NUTMEGS," MUSTARD," "CINNAMON," "PEPPER" (in larger box). Pepper box is stamped "NEWARK N. J." with other illegible text, perhaps something like: "PATENT PACKAGE CO PAT AUG 31 1858" (see link below) Still contains spices see: https://hhscollections.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/a-spicy-history/ https://www.skinnerinc.com/news/blog/sugar-and-spice/ https://www.etsy.com/listing/970644361/1858-wood-spices-canister-set-patent Individual boxes still contain spices. |
Date |
1858 - 1900 |
Year Range from |
1858 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Subjects |
Patents Spices |
Material |
Wood/Maple/Spices |
Dimensions |
H-3.5 Dia-9.375 inches |
Source |
Knight, Grace Noble |
Collection |
Arlington Historical Society Collection |