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2-B Maine Antique Digest, April 2017
A VIRGINIA RARITY
David A. Schorsch ~ EileenM. Smiles
American Antiques
ANTIQUARIAN EQUITIES, INC.
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Bearing the inked inscription "Jacob Barb is
24th day of August 1831," this box is the
Rosetta Stone in identifying an important
group of paint-decorated oval boxes made
in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
Jacob Barb, Jr. (1811-1864), Oval storage box,
Shenandoah County, VA, 1831; yellow pine,
linden, iron staples, untouched original painted
decoration, 5
1
/8 x 14
1
/4 x 9
1
/4 inches.
Accompanied by a notable provenance.