Elegant Rounded Treen Box with Threaded Top dovetail corners The glazing is a mottled

The glazing is a mottled salmony pink/peach over cream slip

who graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 1971

a philanthropic organization  founded in 1892 that provided medical and social services to people in rural communities of northern Newfoundland and Labrador

It measures 7 3/4" tall with lid and 5 5/8" in diameter

Elegant Rounded Treen Box with Threaded Top dovetail corners The glazing is a mottledI think it is possible that this lovely treen box is a snuff box, or, if not, I'd think a spice box the space inside is not very large, suggesting that it was made to hold something fairly precious, which one would likely dispense using a little spoon The wood on this lathe turned piece is just gorgeous, as is its form, from beautifully rounded bottom to finely detailed little finial on top. And the threaded top half screws tightly onto the bottom to