DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Wooden bread box

NameWooden bread box

Artist Artist unrecorded

Place madeNorth America

MediumWood

DimensionsOverall: 11 11/16 x 16 15/16 x 11 in. (29.7 x 43 x 28 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.88

Object numberFA.2010.97.88

DescriptionBread box with roll-up opening made of single slats and a twig knob. Top, sides and interior floor and sides of squares comprised of smaller slats. Effect is of parquet. Back of plywood. Trim around bottom of 2 cm slats, lighter colored wood decorates top and bottom edges.