Two 18th Century Tooled Leather Document Boxes
Continental, both slightly dome shaped and decorated with stylized flowers with vine borders, printed papered interior of light brown box with visible date of 1755, iron bail handle and lock plate; dark brown with hinged top, iron handle, and iron lock plate with key, iron studs on sides, 9 in. to 10 in. lengthProvenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities
Condition Report: both with extensive losses and wear to leather, stains and losses to interior, iron handle on larger box off but present
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Continental, both slightly dome shaped and decorated with stylized flowers with vine borders, printed papered interior of light brown box with visible date of 1755, iron bail handle and lock plate; dark brown with hinged top, iron handle, and iron lock plate with key, iron studs on sides, 9 in. to 10 in. lengthProvenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities
Condition Report: both with extensive losses and wear to leather, stains and losses to interior, iron handle on larger box off but present