Riverboat Box Bag (version 1, green)
Catalog No. 0000.00.00
Object Name
"River Boat" bejeweled box bag on green-stained wood
Dimensions
11 7/8 L x 6 1/2 H x 2 3/4 D in.
Date
1965
DESCRIPTION
Summary
Box purse featuring a 19th-century steamboat screen printed in white and gold on wood stained in a pale, muted green. Decorated with faux gems in amber and pearl. "river boat" serigraph in hand-script cursive style appears in lower left corner.
DESIGN
Title of Piece
river boat (sic)
Artist
Enid Collins (American, 1926-1989), for Collins of Texas
Associated Product Codes
LHH
General Colors
Light green, gold, white
Collins Jewel Colors
Topaz, Pearl
Subjects
Transportation, boats, Americana, history, Mississippi River
Signature and/or Mark
"ec" and copyright symbol printed on lower right corner
Accessories
Undetermined
Copyright
Reg. no. GP45428; 01/02/1965
FABRICATION
Materials
Acrylic serigraph on heavily lacquered solid wood (probably mahogany); glass jewels manufactured for Collins of Texas in the Czech Republic; acrylic embellishments; hand-wrought solid brass clasps and ornaments; rigid vinyl handle; natural hand-stained leather trim; satin lining; mirror
Techniques
Serigraph (screen) print; machine-made box with hand-applied stain and lacquer; hand-wrought solid brass; some hand assembly (hand application of jewels)
Place of Manufacture
Medina, Texas
Places of Sale
Undetermined
Rarity
Unrated
CONDITION
Condition
Very good
Condition notes
Shows typical wear from use on leather and interior; minor wear to wood; serigraph vivid; original jewels and embellishments intact and in place.
Preservation notes
None
NOTES
Additional notes
Paddle steamers (or wheelers) with large paddle wheels on each side (side-wheelers) were popular passenger riverboats in the United States from the late 18th to late 19th centuries. A few still carry tourists down rivers such as the Mississippi River today.
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