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 This one has decorations suitable to the period but not based on any one surviving example. At the end is the 'Tree of Life,' a Christian symbol hearkening to the Cross. The top features an inlaid bone medallion with a black Maltese Cross. Decorations can be your choice. Wood is poplar and the stain is a vinegar/iron stain. Boxes can be constructed to any reasonable size desired. All sliding
lids include an subtle but important feature: a small, carved depression
for pushing/pulling with the thumb or finger.
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design is based on small storage boxes recovered from the wreck of the
Mary Rose, which sank in 1545. These boxes featured a sliding lid
rather than a hinged lid, and they came in several sizes.