Paint-decorated Slant-lid Box Attributed to the Checkerboard Artist

Paint-decorated Slant-lid Box Attributed to the Checkerboard Artist, probably Somerset County, Pennsylvania, second quarter 19th century, the shaped projecting backboard pierced with an oval, above a canted top with hinged lid opening to a well, with allover painted decoration in red, black, yellow, and dark green incorporating contrasting banding, checkerboard and scalloped patterning, and other geometric motifs, all with incised outlines, and with dark bordering in green and black ornamented with single lines of contrasting dots, (minor imperfections), ht. to top of backboard 5 1/2, overall wd. 12 3/4, overall dp. 7 3/4 in.

Note: Paint analysis report available upon request.