Tramp art pedestal box with radiating arms

NameTramp art box

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date20th Century

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumWood, Mirror

Dimensions19 11/16 × 20 1/4 × 16 15/16 in. (50 × 51.5 × 43 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.17.2ab

Object numberFA.2017.17.2ab

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionThis pedestal box is comprised of seven pyramidal shapes that make up the base and body of the piece. There are four radiating arms at the base of the pedestal. The five pyramidal shapes that comprised the body of the box have wooden balls at the apex of each pyramid. The front, top and back pieces have three of these ball fixtures, while the two sides have just one ball fixture.