A rare form in American tinware surviving in excellent condition. 6 1/4” diameter. Pennsylvania, circa 1840.

Provenance: The American Folk Art Collection of Burton and Helaine Fendelman, Sotheby's, New York, 23 October 1993, lot 167

Literature: Pat Ross, To Have and To Hold, Decorative American Boxes, New York, 1991, pp. XV and 67