Document Box
Manufacturer
John Biggs
(American)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1800-50
MediumWood | Leather | Paper | Brass | Cotton
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 x 12 x 6 5/8 in. (13.3 x 30.5 x 16.8 cm)
InscribedMaker's label inside lid reading: "John Biggs, Saddle, Cap, Harness & Trunk Manufacture, Main Street, Norfolk, Virginia".
Credit LineThe Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
Object number65.11.2
Not on view
DescriptionSmall wooden box having a bale handle on the lid. Nail heads are in a circle and around the edges on top and edges on front of the bottom forming a swag on the front. Key hole escutcheons flanked by a raised leaf and fruit design.Label TextJohn Riggs Document Box, ca. 1800-50 Wood, leather, paper and cotton Collection Chrysler Museum of Art 65.11.2 Exhibition HistoryMyers House
ca. 1816
Unknown
18th-19th century