Box with lid

Made by: Paul Revere Pottery of the Saturday Evening Girls club (active 1908–1942)
Decorated by: Sara Galner (American, born Austria–Hungary, 1894–1982)

July 1912

Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts

Medium/Technique Earthenware with glaze

Dimensions Overall (Lid): 1 x 7.9 cm (3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Overall (Base): 3.8 x 7.6 cm (1 1/2 x 3 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Dr. David L. Bloom and Family in honor of his mother, Sara Galner Bloom

Accession Number2008.1610

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAmericas

ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware

DescriptionRound cream box with lid decorated with green lotus.

Inscriptionslid: "S.E.G. / S.G." and "FL"; base: 12.7.12. / S.E.G. / S.G." and "FL"; and bowl shop label with pencil [illegible].

ProvenanceEarly history unknown; group inherited or purchased at auction or on Ebay by David L. Bloom, Boston, Massachusetts, between 1982 and 2005; 2008, given by David L. Bloom and family to the Museum (Accession Date: January 21, 2009)