Trunk
- Object Name:
- Trunk
- Object ID:
- 1990.003.03
- Creator:
- French, Charles B. (1814-1859)
Leatherworker - Place of Origin:
- Newmarket, NH
- Date:
- circa 1840
- Description:
- Trunk, made by Charles B. French (1814-1859), Newmarket, NH. c. 1840. Leather-covered wood. Light brown leather with hair, worn. Darker leather trim with brass tacks. Flat lid with leather hinges. Initials "AMP" formed with brass tacks on top within cartouche bordered by strip of dark leather and brass tacks. Printed paper label inside lid: "CHARLES B. FRENCH, / SADDLE, HARNESS AND TRUNK / MAKER. / NEW MARKET, N. H." Printed paper lining in green and orange floral pattern. Bass mortise lock, face missing. Leather handle on each end, left one broken.
- Material:
- Wood
Leather
Brass
Hair
Paper - Dimensions:
- H-12.5 W-30 D-15 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- French, Charles B. (1814-1859)
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