THIS WONDERFUL MINIATURE BLANKET CHEST IS UNTOUCHED, ORIGINAL CONDITION ,INCLUDING ITS GRAIN PAINTED DECORATION. IT WAS PURCHASED AT A NANTUCKET ESTATE SALE, YEARS AGO, AND HAD A HISTORY OF BEING IN THE FAMILY SINCE THE 19TH CENTURY. I BELIEVE IT DATES FROM THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY. I ONLY SELL AND SHIP TO CUSTOMERS IN THE CONTINENTAL USA. IF SHIPPING IS LESS I WILL REFUND THE DIFFERENCE.  ********THANK YOU FOR LOOKING! .*********

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IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THE BOX MAY HAVE BEEN USED AS A  TEA CADDY, BECAUSE IT HAS SIGNS OF A DIVIDED INTERIOR ,AT ONE TIME ,AND REMNANTS OF A BLUE PAPER LINER, FEATURES SEEN IN SOME EARLY TEA CADDIES. NOT SURE IF WAS ORIGINALLY A DOCUMENT BOX AND THEN A TEA CADDY OR VICE VERSA. THERE ARE NO NAIL HOLES  WHERE THE DIVIDER WAS POSITIONED.    *************PLEASE TAKE  A LOOK AT THE OTHER PIECES FROM THE SAME ESTATE, WHICH WE HAVE LISTED************

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*********************** Dimensions are  9 1/4 " X 5 " at lid.    8  7/8" wide at the waist. 9 1/2 "  X 5 1/2 " at the base.**********************