Trinket box. Plain paper- and fabric-covered wood box. Shallow, rectangular box with top, paper-hinged lid that fits down over box lip on three sides. Back is crest-shaped with blue border and watercolor picture of basket of foliage and birds. Rest of ou
Roughly fashioned polychromed softwood miniature trinket box of rectangular form. Domed lid hollowed out underneath and ends fitted with conforming caps. Wire hinges and wire loop at front with missing tin hasp. Corresponding wire loop for hasp on box front. Box sides constructed of rabbet joints secured by two wood pegs at front and two at back. Beveled bottom board attached with two pegs and extends beyond box sides. Top and four sides each have a floral motif of dark green, cream, ochre and red all on a tan ground. Glossy varnish overall except for bottom and interior. Indecipherable initials painted on bottom.
Probably Lancaster County
Provenance
Purchased by donor at Lancaster County sale. At least four other examples known. See example in collection #1973.003.2
Possible maker is Peter Brubacher (1816-1898), shoemaker and woodworker in Clay Township.
Case with black lacquer finish and gilt Chinoiserie. Interior consists of multiple shelfs and storage areas. Top lid opens to reveal two closed compartments surrounding four open compartments. Front doors open to 4 drawers. Three drawers face the front below the doors.
Large footed bowl with wide lip decorated in dark blue and terra cotta transfer on white ground. Double curving handles with foliate ends attached to sides with dark blue and gold design. Etruscan vases on white background in center of bowl. Ridged edge decorated with blue and orange border patterns that appear also on outer bowl and on pedestal base. Around outer top 1in band of orange and blue chain alternating with blue design. two applied handles, hand decorated in blue and gold.
Black-glazed pottery with wide bottom, narrow neck with molded band, wide flaring mouth. Around inside of lip-heart pattern. Back of body has ornate, double petalled (six each) flower mold. Front has oval medallion, surrounded by scrollwork.
White unglazed body with two oval medallion (one on each face). Medallion painted bright blue with tied flower bouquet in deep relief-unpainted. Flared lip. Small rudimentary 'handles' at shoulders applied in grape vine/bunch shape. Shallow relief foliat.
Castered 'S' and 'C' scroll shaped flat legs. Lower shelf with shallow drawer. Top shelf is serpentine at front and back. Lyre-shaped racks, two on ends have 'strings', four center racks do not have 'strings'. Each end of top shelf have finger holes.
Round/oval base. Gilt scrollwork around bottom front. Bamboo-like stems up sides forming narrow handles. Two bamboo-like leaves applied. White background with gilt detail. Front middle painted with roses, morning glories, poppy in pink, white, blue and orange.
Sevres porcelain vases decorated by Pline a French painter & gilder. Base bears the mark 'P'. The design features a spray of gilt decorated foliage with and-painted roses on the center of the body and a second spray of gilt articulated foliage rising from the base. White base with gilt, orange, indigo blue and pink leaf motif. Center design of double pink roses; blue and orange daisies. Vine motif at top sides. Top center has yin-yan shaped design in orange. Back of vase is not decorated.
