Dressing box

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Date1790-1800 or c. 1784-1805

Possible retailer Samuel Dunlap (American)

Possible retailer John McElwee (American)

Probable maker Kid & Co. (American, 1793 - 1796)

Geography Made - China

Medium/TechniqueWood, lacquer, gilt, silk, paper

DimensionsOverall (H x W x D ): 2 1/4 in. × 3 3/4 in. × 3 5/8 in. (5.72 cm × 9.53 cm × 9.21 cm)

Credit LinePurchase, 1939 Conservation courtesy of the E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Foundation

Object numberW-221/H

DescriptionShaped, spool-form box with independent lid decorated with gilt over dark brown or black lacquer. Lid features a circular, painted-fabric pincushion (replacement). Gilded border with floral sprigs in four corners. Floral and leafy sprigs on sides. Interiors and outside bottom lacquered.

Published ReferencesCarol Borchert Cadou, The George Washington Collection: Fine and Decorative Arts at Mount Vernon (New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2006), 241, 247. (general reference).

Helen Maggs Fede, Washington Furniture at Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, Virginia: Mount Vernon Ladies Association, 1966), 45-6.

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