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Maker(s):Potwine, John
Culture:American (c.1698-1792)
Title:patch box
Date Made:ca. 1735
Type:Personal Gear; Container
Materials:silver
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Boston (probably) or Connecticut; Hartford
Measurements:overall: 5/16 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in; .79375 cm x 4.445 cm x 3.175 cm
Accession Number:  HD 58.183
Credit Line:Museum purchase
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Silver patch box with the touchmark "I.P" with pellets in a shield for John Potwine (1699-1792) and the initials "AP" engraved on the base, which is decorated with a oval, multi-petalled flower in the center and a band of arrow-like decoration around the rim on the flat top. Both men and women applied small, decorative patches to their faces to conceal blemishes and decorate the face in genteel society.

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