"bucher" dome lid box
Lancaster, Lebanon or Berks County, Pennsylvania
Unknown maker
White pine, sheet iron hasp and hinges, original painted decoration
Circa 1800
H: 6.75; W: 13” D: 9”
One of many attributed to the maker Bucher. White pine, with original tinplated sheet-iron hasp and hinges. Joined by unheaded cut nails and hide glue. Known as "Bucher" boxes based on an example signed by H. (Heinrich) Bucher at Winterthur. It is now known that Bucher was an owner, not the maker, the maker being active in Lancaster, Lebanon, or Berks County from 1760 to 1810.
Unknown maker
White pine, sheet iron hasp and hinges, original painted decoration
Circa 1800
H: 6.75; W: 13” D: 9”
One of many attributed to the maker Bucher. White pine, with original tinplated sheet-iron hasp and hinges. Joined by unheaded cut nails and hide glue. Known as "Bucher" boxes based on an example signed by H. (Heinrich) Bucher at Winterthur. It is now known that Bucher was an owner, not the maker, the maker being active in Lancaster, Lebanon, or Berks County from 1760 to 1810.