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English Candle Box
First Floor - Keeping Room
Other Decorative Arts
England, c. 1800 and later. Oak, European pine, paint; 16" h. x 5 ¾" w. x 4 ¼" d.
Rectangular box with sliding cover, each with round projections at the top, with hanging hole and a brass tab repair on the end, all stained a dark red. Later painted image of a soldier in a red coat and hat. Intact with worm holes from a now inactive infestation.
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