Chip box with washerwomen on a softwood fountain. Elongated, oval body. Polychrome painting. Lid panel with two washerwomen at a fountain in a tree-lined landscape and banner: "If you want to prepare vegetables, you have to wash them first/ When they're clean, people like to eat them even more". Surrounding wreaths on the wall with stylized, shaded branches and flowers over a light background, framed by red ribbons. Signs of use due to age. L. 61 cm, w. 25.5 cm, h. 20 cm. Provenance: largest North German private collection of chipboard boxes, exhibited at the Schloss Museum Wolfenbüttel in 1999. A German chipboard box with two women washing vegetables. Age-related signs of use. German. 1st half 19th century.

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