In 1897, the Society of Arts & Crafts started in Boston, followed in 1901 by the workshop outlet, the Handicraft Shop. The Society & the Shop had a focus on fine handmade metalwork & enamelling & many young craftsmen were trained in this fertile environment. Even though many of these boxes & items have similar workmanship, form & design, few are signed except by the master craftsmen who started their own shops, Frank Marshall, Rebecca Cauman & Gertrude Twichell.