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Case Piece · Eastern Massachusetts
Box
Artist unknown (American, 17th–18th century) · Eastern Massachusetts · 1650–1700
The most common object in a colonial home, a small, lidded rectangular storage box would have held personal articles, such as household items, writing implements, or a Bible. They were decorated simply, usually only on the front, with stylized plants or vegetation and geometric lines. The initials "M P," carved in the center of the box, are presumably those of the original owner.
— Art Institute of Chicago, catalogue text
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