box, bible
coffret a bible
| Object Name: | box, bible coffret a bible |
|---|---|
| Category: | Furnishings Ameublement et decoration |
| Catalogue Number: | FE.50.3.60 |
| Accession Number: | FE.50.3.60 |
| Period: | 01-JAN-00 01-JAN-00 |
| Description: | Bible box: oak; carved; Common Name: Bible Box: Oak; carvedDescription: Dark oak; overhanging flat lid; exterior; varnished; front and 2 sides carved with an overlapping lunette motif; border above and below; top and back plain; centred on front is a metal plate with 2 apertures for lock mechanism; interior: Rough unfinished wood; stuck on walls and lid is beige paper with pictures in black ink of individuals - pictures on lid begin with Charles I and end with Duke of Argyle.Condition: Fair- lid and bottom cracked; nicks throughout; lid attached by wire to reemble cotton pin or snipe hinges (?); and part of lock mechanism missing; only remnants of interior paper except on lid; interior has 2 strips chiseled out of wood; varnished wearing; nail holes stained.Photo No. C108524 |
| Narrative: | CONSERVATION DATE IS 1973 OR AFTER |
| Height: | 16.2 |
| Length: | 49.6 |
| Width: | 34.3 |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Institution: | Parcs Canada Parks Canada |
| Institution City: | Ottawa |
| Institution Province: | Ontario |