Pill box, container
Association
Bell Trading Post
(1932 - 1969)
Date1935-1960
MediumSilver
Dimensions1 3/16 × 1 × 5/16 in. (3 × 2.5 × 0.8 cm)
ClassificationsVessels & Containers
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Norman Sandfield
Object numberPC2014.38.8
DescriptionA sterling silver Bell jeweler’s pill box container measuring 1.2 inches long by 1 inch wide by 0.3 inch deep, the lid exterior has a series of vintage Southwestern designs (a thunderbird at each corner, 2 suns positioned at east and west and 2 rivers positioned at north and south, a geometric diamond with irregular border is in the center) closes with a simple snap lock closure and is attached to the box with a soldered cylindrical hinge and a soldered “u” shaped rod going through it, the interior has no marks, the box exterior has a repeating Southwestern Medicine Man’s Eye design on each of its sides and has “Sterling” stamped along the top of the Bell hallmark on the bottom.On View
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