{"product_id":"gifted-to-celia-woods-vermont-1862-beautiful-perfect-condition-carved-out-chip-carved-blonde-wood-slide-lid-box-with-heart","title":"To Celia Woods from Aunt Rena, 1862, Vermont: Perfect Condition Carved Out, Chip Carved Blonde Wood Slide Lid Box with Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eI purchased this box from the same PA dealer as the spruce gum box listed today, and while this is not one of those, I do have the strong feeling it was carved by a logger--I could swear I've seen a gum box carved by the same hand as this one, with just the same character and quality of chip carved decoration (and even the rectangular format of the decoration feels as if harkening to the gum book form.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn any case, here we have, happily, a date and provenance on reverse: the box gifted to a Celia E. Woods of Vermont from her Aunt Rena. The specific location in Vermont is also noted--looks like Papuinpac to me, or \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePapinupac; after some searching I finally found our Celia, \u003cspan\u003e1842 - 1897, married to \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFrancis Goss (1837 - 1883), parents to eight children, and buried in \u003cem\u003ePassumpsic\u003c\/em\u003e Cemetery, Waterford, VT.  So this box would have been gifted to Celia at the ripe age of 20. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6 9\/16\" x 5\" x 1 3\/4\". Gorgeous antique condition, no repairs or issues at all, with the slide lid fitted to perfection and still opening easily and closing tight. Warm dry patina on the unstained short sides and underside. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48531714801918,"sku":null,"price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_8365.png?v=1782998360","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/gifted-to-celia-woods-vermont-1862-beautiful-perfect-condition-carved-out-chip-carved-blonde-wood-slide-lid-box-with-heart","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}