{"product_id":"four-graduated-bentwood-pantry-boxes-from-the-workshop-of-thomas-annett-east-jaffrey-new-hampshire-circa-1845-1870","title":"Four Graduated Bentwood Pantry Boxes from the Workshop of Thomas Annett, East Jaffrey, New Hampshire, Circa 1845–1870","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptional and increasingly scarce matched graduated set of four 19th-century New England bentwood pantry boxes, the largest bearing the stamped maker’s mark: “THOS. ANNETT \/ E. JAFFREY, N.H.” The remaining boxes, though unstamped, are unquestionably from the same small New Hampshire workshop, sharing identical construction methods, tack pattern, wood selection, wall thickness, rim turning profile, and lap-joint execution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach box is crafted from a single steam-bent hardwood band joined with a straight overlapping lap, secured by evenly spaced brass or brass-washed tacks. The pine tops and bottoms are precisely fitted and exhibit uniform turning characteristics that act as a clear workshop signature. The alignment and spacing of the tacks, the proportional height-to-diameter ratios, and the subtle tool marks are consistent across all four examples, confirming their origin within a single mid-19th-century rural shop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Annett worked in East Jaffrey, New Hampshire — a small but active woodworking community in the Monadnock region during the mid-1800s. Such craftsmen supplied local households and regional markets with utilitarian woodenware. Unlike factory production, these were small-scale operations, often employing hand tools and limited output. Survival of any stamped example is desirable; survival of a fully graduated group from the same shop is notably uncommon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGraduated pantry-box sets were originally sold nested, but over generations were frequently separated through household dispersal, estate division, or simple daily use. As a result, complete four-piece sets attributable to a single identified New England maker are rare on the market. The presence of the workshop stamp on the largest example anchors the attribution and elevates the entire group.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folkism Antiques LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44288507543661,"sku":null,"price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/1957\/4381\/files\/WhatsAppImage2026-02-26at3.58.39PM.jpg?v=1772139607","url":"https:\/\/folkismantiques.com\/products\/four-graduated-bentwood-pantry-boxes-from-the-workshop-of-thomas-annett-east-jaffrey-new-hampshire-circa-1845-1870","provider":"Folkism Antiques LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}