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Stenciling using metallic powders became one of the most
popular and widespread methods of decorating furniture after about 1815.
It developed as a less expensive alternative to gold ormolu mounts and
gilding and was favored as a flexible means of decorating even difficult
areas on furniture. The effects could be as complex or as simple as
desired, depending on the number of stencils used and the variety of
metallic colors. Ornamentation on the boxes often reflects overall
trends in the decorative arts, and some boxes featured the rosewood
graining that became the preferred ground color on furniture of the Empire
period. The rich dark red and black graining became a perfect foil
for elaborate stenciled and free hand painted elements in metallic powders
including several shades of bronze, gold, silver, zinc and brass.
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Dome Box (B018)
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American Box (B006)
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Ball Foot Box (B015)
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Red Box (B013)
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Steamboat Veto Box (B002)
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Ransom Cook Box (B003)
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Gentlemen's Box (B005)
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The floor of each
box is lined with French Marble Paper.
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