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Wig box

Wig box
Object name 
Wig box
Date 
1720-1750
Medium 
Wood, oak, pine, iron
Dimensions 
Overall: 9 x 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 34.9 x 23.5 cm )
Description 
Four-sided oak box with butt-joints reinforced with iron brads; lid cotter pin-hinged to rear board; lid originally nailed to sides and front; pine battens added at later date to repair crack in lid; iron pin and loop holds lid down to front board and added later.
Credit Line 
Presented by Sons of the Revolution, N.Y. State, through H.R.