Creation Date

1876 – 1902

Description

Inlaid wooden box made by Cole Younger while in Stillwater Prison (1876-1902), 10 1/2" x 7 1/4" x 5", inlaid with tiny pieces of wood and on the lid are some shapes in mother-of-pearl (a star, 2 hearts, 2 diamonds), another heart-shaped piece around the key hole is broken way, several of the wood pieces are chipped and missing, the inside of the lid is lined iwth red plush, a wooden tray with three compartments lifts out of the bottom of the box, a note in the accession book reads "Give by Shariff Johnson's daughters at Marine, Minn. to W.F.S."