Description
Round marbelized paper box w/spools
Lot 28: Round box with Six Spools
$1,416.00
Lot 28: Round box with Six Spools
$1,416.00
Estimate: $2,000 – $3,000
Sold: $1,416
Round cardboard box with green and white papered exterior, white interior with light blue paper covered bottom inside and out, printed labels on top of lid “E., B. Thread.”, 3″ h, 5 1/4″ dia; and six small Shaker turned spools, each with silk and cotton threads, Canterbury, NH, c. 1840, 1/2″ to 1″ h.
Provenance:
Given to Dr. McCue from the Sisters at Sabbathday Lake
(Dr. McCue’s Journal Entry #249)
