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Storage - Boxes & Chests

This document provides an overview of 18th century material culture by showcasing various boxes and chests from the era. It features over 30 images of boxes, chests, and wall boxes from the 17th-18th centuries from locations across the British Isles and North America. The boxes range in date from the 17th to late 18th centuries, and many are attributed to specific collections, estates, or auctions houses to credit the organizations sharing their collections.

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Storage - Boxes & Chests

This document provides an overview of 18th century material culture by showcasing various boxes and chests from the era. It features over 30 images of boxes, chests, and wall boxes from the 17th-18th centuries from locations across the British Isles and North America. The boxes range in date from the 17th to late 18th centuries, and many are attributed to specific collections, estates, or auctions houses to credit the organizations sharing their collections.

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18th Century Material Culture

Boxes & Chests

Document
Boxes

Document Box
Dated 1775
(Estate of Tom Wnuck)

Document Box
c. 1730 - 1750
(Morristown National Historic Park)

Continental Lock Box


17th Century

Painted Pine Box


British Isles 18th Century
(Skinner Auction House)

Continental Pine Storage Box


Mid 18th Century
(Cowans Auction House)

Continental Pine Storage Box


Mid 18th Century
(Cowans Auction House)

Continental Pine Storage Box


Mid 18th Century
(Cowans Auction House)

Document Box
1789
(Bonhams - William H. Guthman Collection)

Utilitarian
Chests & Boxes

American Box from New England


Early 18th Century
(Skinner)

American Box from New England


18th Century
(Skinner)

American Box from New England


18th Century
(Skinner)

American Box from New England


18th Century
(Skinner)

Pine Chest / Storage Box of Horace Walpole


18th Century
(Lewis Walpole Library)

Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Oxford


by Sir Joshua Reynolds
(National Gallery of Art)

Pine Chest / Storage Box


18th Century

American Chest / Storage Box in Red Paint


c. 1750 - 1790
(Private Collection)

American Chest in Red Paint


c. 1750 - 1790
)Private Collection)

American Box from New England


18th Century
(Skinner)

Wall
Boxes

American Wall Box


c. 1780
(John Philbruck Antiques)

American Wall Box


c. 1780
(John Philbruck Antiques)

American Wall Box


c. 1780
(John Philbruck Antiques)

American Wall Box


Late 18th - Early 19th Century
(Skinner)

American Comb Box from Harwinton, Connecticut


18th Century
(Skinner)

American Wall Box in Black Paint


DM TO / march / ye 17 1760
(Skinner)

American Wall Box in Black Paint


DM TO / march / ye 17 1760
(Skinner)

Acknowledgements
The material contained within these slideshows is presented for educational purposes only. The
18th Century Material Culture Resource Center does not personally own any of the items
depicted herein and is indebted to the countless museums, libraries, and private collectors who
willingly share their collections with the public through the internet. Every attempt has been
made to credit these organizations and individuals for their contributions as best as possible.
If there is a question you have regarding a particular item featured within a presentation, please
contact the 18th Century Material Culture Resource Center and we will try to answer your
inquiry as best as possible. If for any reason you feel there is any item that should not be
presented here, or if there is an error in any listing, or if you know the source for any item whose
credit is unknown, please inform us and we will make sure your concern is addressed as soon as
possible.
Thank you!
- The 18th Century Material Culture Resource Center

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