Bentwood box
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- Created Date
- 1800-1900
- Description
Oval bentwood box. Norwegian bentwood boxes are formed by binding a thin sheet of wood around the base, lacing the joint where the ends meet with thin birch roots and then securing the base to the sides with wooden pegs. The lid is constructed in the same manner as the base, and slightly larger so that the sides fit over the top. This type of box is known as a "sponesker" box in Norwegian. There is geometric stamped or burned decoration on the sides of the base, the sides of the lid, and the top of the lid. This item was collected by Albert Skare (1878-1967), of McFarland, Wisconsin, in the early-to-mid 20th century for his collection of objects related to Norwegian settlers. Source: Nelson, Marion, ed. Norwegian Folk Art: The Migration of a Tradition. New York: Abbeville Press, 1995.
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- McFarland Historical Society
- Collection
- Skare Collection
- Location
- McFarland
Dane County
Wisconsin - Type
- physical object
- Format
- Birch (wood)BentwoodWood (plant material)
- Rights
- Copyright to this resource is held by the McFarland Historical Society and is provided here for educational purposes only. Commercial use or distribution of the image or content is not permitted without prior permission of the McFarland Historical Society. Please contact the McFarland Historical Society at http://www.mcfarlandhistorical.org/content/contact-us for permission to use the digital image or content.
- Chicago citation style
- Bentwood box. 1800-1900. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/MHS/id/99. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1800-1900) Bentwood box. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/MHS/id/99
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/MHS/id/99>.