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Trunk

Object Name:
Trunk
Object ID:
1990.065
Creator:
Greeley & Hill
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Description:
Trunk, leather-covered, wooden. Black leather, cracked and worn, with brass tacks. Hinged cover with leather handle. Leather on cover is incised with geometric design. Two old leather hinges and one newer one. Printed fabric on inside, in red and brown floral / stripe pattern. Printed paper label inside cover: "GREELEY & HILL, / MANUFACTURERS / Coach, Gig, Chaise and Buggy Ha[rness] / Hard Leather, Hair and Seal Skin / TRUNKS, / Valises and Traveling Bags: E[ ] / Salem, Cloth and Common Collars; [Mili-] / tary Caps and Equipments. / SIGN OF MAMMOTH COLLAR / (Opposite Tubbs', Columbian Hot[el] / CONCORD, N.H." with figure of horse. Lower right corner of label missing . With key.
Material:
Wood
Leather
Brass
Textile
Hair
Tissue
Dimensions:
H-14 W-15 D-15 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
Subjects:
Boxes, Trunks
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