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Unknown Maker, American

Collection Box

Maker

Unknown Maker, American

Culture

American

Title

Collection Box

Year

1835-1845

Medium

  • Pine with paint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Pine with paint

Materials

pine, paint

Geography

Place Made: Westerly; Place Made: Rhode Island

Dimensions

5.1 x 25.4 cm (2 x 10 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

On front of box:Indian/(image of eagle), Translation/(image of eagle), Judson/(image of eagle)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Fund

Object Number

79.023

Type

  • Boxes

Publications

  • Books

American Furniture In Pendleton House

Exhibition History

American Folk Art from the Permanent Collection and Pilavin Collection of 20th-Century American Art
Jul 15, 1981 – Aug 15, 1981

Label copy

Inscribed on the front, "Indian/Translation/Judson" and inside, "Frederic Denison." The box apparently hung on the wall of the First Baptist Church in Westerly, which was founded in 1835. In 1837, Frederic Denison (1819-1901) became pastor of the church. The inscription "Judson" refers to Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) who distinguished himself as an American Baptist missionary in Burma in the first half of the 19th century. The box was used to raise funds for the support of foreign and domestic missions and the printing of religious publications.

A Case for Boxes
Oct 16, 1980 – Nov 16, 1980

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, American
Collection Box, 1835-1845
Pine with paint
5.1 x 25.4 cm (2 x 10 inches)
Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Fund 79.023

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