Neat and Tidy: Boxes and Their Contents Used in Early American Households Book

	Illustrations
	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
1	Boxes for General Convenience	1
	Embellished with Carving	1
	Ornamented with Inlay, Gilding, and Paint	4
	Decorated in Fancy Painters' Techniques	25
	Fashioned of Leather and Hide	31
	Crafted by American Indians	40
	For the Safekeeping of Money	46
	Made in the Form of Books	51
	With Designs and Pictures in Straw	57
2	Boxes for Personal Use	62
	For Toilet Articles and Trinkets	62
	Gentlemen's Shaving Equipment	72
	To Hold Spectacles	74
	For Tobacco and Snuff	77
	For Patches or Beauty Spots	90
	To Contain Hats, Combs, and Bonnets	93
	Artists' Pencils, Brushes, and Colors	112
	Fancy Needlework and Plain Sewing	127
3	Boxes for Domestic Purpose	142
	Convenient Storage of Salt	142
	Keeping Candles and Tinder Dry	147
	Pantry and Household Needs	150
	Liquor Bottles and Glasses	161
	Serving Green and Bohea Tea	166
	Family Games and Pastimes	172
4	Individual Boxes for Special Needs	178
	Condominium for a Flock of Martins	178
	Safekeeping of Stagecoach Orders	180
	Cutter and Wagon "Boxes"	183
	Fashioned in the Form of Drawers	183
	For Carrying Things About	185
	To Protect a Miniature	185
	Traveling with a Grease Lamp	185
	For a Purpose Undetermined	186
	For the Enjoyment of Children and Others	187
	Collecting for Missions	188
	To Fill Time Between Whales	191
	Assemblage of Family Heirlooms	191
	Bibliography	193
	Index	199