Lot 750
A Newcomb College Arts and Crafts Brass Inlaid Rosewood Box, c. 1886- 87, the lid with stylized fern fronds, pierced corner mounts and hasp height 2 in., width 7.125 in., depth 4.25 in. E4000-6000 Note: The corner mounts and hasp on this box are identical to those on a documented Newcomb example. Responding to demand for continuation of the art instruction given at the 1884-85 World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition held in New Orleans, Tulane University organized evening and weekend courses for men and women. From 1886-87 the Tulane Decorative Art League, an outgrowth of the these classes, offered instruction to women in, among other disciplines, woodcarving. Here, students completed rosewood boxes and frames with floral- inspired brass inlays. Reference: Jessie Poesch, Newcomb Pottery & Crafts: An Educational Enterprise for Women, 1895-1940, Schiffer Publishing Co., 2003, pp 14-5.
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