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Small Painted Casket for Keepsakes
Ref: 4182
A delightful small and early painted casket or pine keepsake box. The domed lid and colouring suggest Swedish although the front has the name of Charlotte Ch----- inscribed faintly in pencil and the interior is lined with English newspaper from about 100 yrs before. Was it a gift brought from overseas to a sweetheart to keep letters? A tiny clasp and hook secures the lid. Some of the nails are "rose-head" or hand-made and these normally would suggest an early date for the boxes original manufacture.
Swedish 18th cent.
H: 13cm (5.1in)
W: 31cm (12.2in)
D: 18cm (7.1in)
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