Tantalus Liquor Chest
Title
Tantalus Liquor Chest
Description
A Tantalus Liquor Chest - a liquor chest in the form of a stack of four leather-bound books having gold embossed French language titles and trim, and two fabric hinges securing a cover. The chest holds a small glass decanter of square shape with rounded corners, gold painted decoration; two blue-tinted glass shot glasses having tapered cylindrical spiraled shape; one shot glass of tapered cylindrical shape having gold painted rim; and one shot glass of bulbous form having gold painted rim.
Year Conserved
2018
Holding Institution
Merchant's House Museum
Conservator
Kerith Kross Schrager of The Found Object Conservation
Amount Funded
$3,400.00
Collection
Citation
“Tantalus Liquor Chest,” Celebrating the NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Treatment Grant Program, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ctg20.omeka.net/items/show/697.