Toy: Set of nesting boxes from Calcutta

Toy: Set of nesting boxes from Calcutta

Toy: Set of nesting boxes from Calcutta One of a set of five cylindrical, painted, wooden nesting boxes with lids brought back from Calcutta by Captain Henry A. Starrett in 1875. One set is broken and incomplete. This set is incomplete with only two, possibly three, nesting cylinders. The largest container is broken in half. Donors are great, great granddaughters of Capt. Starrett 2006.0007.005.001-.003