DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Tramp Art Box

NameTramp Art

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datelate 19th - early 20th century

Place madeNew York, United States, North America

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions21 1/4 × 13 3/8 × 9 13/16 in. (54 × 34 × 25 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2016.71.1a-g

Object numberFA.2016.71.1a-g

DescriptionA 3-tiered, stacked tramp art box with four drawers and three boxes. Decorated with layered and notched pieces of wood aranged in geometric patterns. Piece is painted with a red underlayer that shows through the black top coat. Bottom two boxes are rectangular in shape, but the top is more of an inverted teardrop. Parts are: a) bottom cabinet or base, b) top cabinet, c) lid, d) front drawer on top cabinet, e) back drawer on top cabinet, f) drawer on proper left side of bottom cabinet, g) drawer on proper right side of bottom cabinet.