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Bottle Cap Chest.
Chest
Bottle Cap Chest.
Bottle Cap Chest.
Museum of International Folk Art, 1996. Studio photography by John Bigelow Taylor.

Chest

NameChest
Artist Artist not recorded
Dateca. 1930
Place madeMissouri, United States, North America
Mediumwood, metal, fabric
Dimensionsoverall: 41.6 cm H x 73.8 cm x 35.6 cm
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.1992.68.1
DescriptionSawn, nailed boards; box lid hinged, no latch; covered w/ ptd. fabric; four wheels on bottom; bottle caps nailed on in straight rows all over top, sides. Multicolored caps rusty but legible. Bottle caps come from soft drinks manufacturedfrom 1928-1930's or later. See vertical file...Con't
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