Decorative arts
Vermont Watch Hutch
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- Date
- 18th century
- Accession number
- 2022.25.4
- Maker
- Unknown, American, 18th Century(Opens in new tab) (American, 1700–1799)
- Dimensions
- 10 3/4 × 5 × 2 1/2 in. (27.3 × 12.7 × 6.4 cm.)
- Medium
- Wood and pale green paint and wire clasp, hinges and nails
- Description
- Watch hutch with fishtail cutout hanger; lined with Vermont newspaper (possibly Vermont Herald) Vol. 1 "Proclaiming Washington" - probably from the post-inaugural period; wire clasp, snipe hinges, opens bottom to top; early deformed square and tee head nails; dovetail case construction; probably Vermont From 2022 appraisal: The watch hutch with fish-tail hanger, the dovetailed box secured with square and tee-head nails and wire clasp, lined with a piece of Vermont newspaper (Vermont Herald, Vol.1. "Proclaiming Washington" or the "The Washingtonian" Windsor, Vermont, circa 1812), seen through an oval aperture. Retains its original green paint, missing a small knob, loss near metal hasp.
