Antique Carved Burl Wood Spruce Gum Box (Small Corner Losses and Replaced Slide Lid) folk art doorstop Nice objects for the desk

Nice objects for the desk or table

5 1/2 wide  x 3 1/2 deep x 2 3/4" tall

Sampler itself measures 8 15/16" l x 4 3/8" t

as do significant amounts of the red paint on the sides

5 7/8" tall x 3 3/8" diameter

Antique Carved Burl Wood Spruce Gum Box (Small Corner Losses and Replaced Slide Lid) folk art doorstop Nice objects for the deskOne more antique spruce gum box from a group of three I purchased from a dealer in Nashville, but which likely originated in Maine or Canada. And this one, though with a few losses to the square corners, and a replaced slide lid that doesn't fit tightly, is in many ways the beauty of the group, carved of truly gorgeous burl wood. I think the oldest too, late ish 19th I would guess. Associated with logging and lumbering activities, spruce gum boxes,