Paint Box Belonging to Erastus Salisbury FieldMid- to late 19th century15 x 24 3/4 x 9 " (38.1 x 62.9 x 22.9 cm)Paint on wood, powdered pigmentsGift of Amicus Foundation, Inc.1982.19.101529251019Erastus Salisbury FieldTools and EquipmentThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain.LeverettLeverettUnited StatesMassachusettsThree Dimensional WorksLeverettNina Fletcher Little “Artists' Boxes of the Early Nineteenth Century" in The American Art Journal, Vol. XII, No. 2 SP, 1980, pp. 25-39.
Mary Black, Erastus Salisbury Field 1805-1905, 1984, pl. 32, cat. no. 108 (illustrated).
Treasures from the Museum of American Folk Art, AbbevillesculptureThis box was found in a chicken coop whose roof was patched with canvasses by Field. It was purchased sometime in the 1950's or 1960's by the Williams'. It still contains some of the original powdered pigments.18301899 1982 19 1 sculptureThis box was found in a chicken coop whose roof was patched with canvasses by Field. It was purchased sometime in the 1950's or 1960's by the Williams'. It still contains some of the original powdered pigments.