American decorated slide-lid box
Margaret Albert’s Decorated Slide-Lid Box
Adams County, Pennsylvania
c. 1795
Pine dovetailed box with sliding lid retaining the original decoration of a pot of flowers and sponging
Ht. 6 ¼”, W. 20 ¼”, D. 11 ½”
Inscribed on the lid “Margared Alberd 1795”
Provenance: Descended in the Albert family of Adams County and Philadelphia; Private Texas Collection