Patch Box
This box originally belonged to Lucy Mercy Noyes of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The box then passed through two generations of Noyes's named Lucy Mercy. A descendant of the third Lucy Mercy Noyes sold the box to Judge Clearwater, the donor, at a salvage sale held for the benefit of the Red Cross during the First World War.
Artwork Details
- Title:Patch Box
- Date:1700–1735
- Culture:American
- Medium:Silver
- Dimensions:Overall: 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (1.3 x 7.3 x 4.8 cm); 1 oz. 7 dwt. (41.2 g)
Body: 14 dwt. (21.2 g)
Cover: 13 dwt. (20 g) - Credit Line:Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
- Object Number:33.120.142a, b
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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