Wallet
- Object Name:
- Wallet
- Object ID:
- 1975.024.05
- Creator:
- Morrill Silsby
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Pocket writing case. Leather. Black exterior with gold border. Flap embossed in gold, "Frank H. Pierce. / Princeton, N.J." Interior has brown embossed woven pattern. Place for pencil, envelopes, and paper. Contains one red wooden pencil with black metal top that has a few openings in it; and one mother-of-pearl and brass pen holder. Mother-of-pearl handle has cross marking on it. There is also a blue envelope marked, "United States Consulate / at" and handwritten note, "Contents Money". Inside envelope is a Cuban bill. Stamped on inside is "MORRILL SILSBY / MANUFACTURERS / CONCORD, N.H.
- Material:
- Leather
Paper
Wood
Skeletal
Mother-of-Pearl
Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- W-3.75 L-7.875 D-0.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Pierce, Frank H. (1848-1908), Pierce, Mary K. (1883-1971), Pierce, Susan H. (1880-1974), Purvis, Doris F. (1899-1988)
- Subjects:
- Writing materials
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