Little Chip-Carved
Sliding Lid Box
Dated 1798 

Probably New England, a hardwood that may be yellow birch. Carved from the solid, with chamfered sliding lid, extensive chip carving about the perimeter, hex-shaped pinwheels on the sides, and dated 1798.

The whole naively carved as a contrast to the “pedantic” Friesen examples. Just 7 ½ inches long. Could have had a number of uses, from holding tapersticks to a razor. From a New England collection.