Wood Crate - Artifacts
Description
Wooden Crate
Wood slatted box covered with greenish varnished paper with black printed decorative edging, metal straps nailed along the ends, two thin strips of wood along the bottom, 2 metal hinges attached along one edge with two pieces of wood which was part of missing lid, metal rectangle on front where hasp was connected; on front are 3 hand written black ink Chinese characters, on one end in printed block letters "CHINA COTTON SHOES, 60 PAIRS" above 2 hand written Chinese characters; on the other end "G.H." in an outline above "SEATTLE, WASH. USA" and the number 114, "CHINA, COTTON SHOES, 60 PAIRS"
Object ID
1996.025.004