Trunk
- Object Name:
- Trunk
- Object ID:
- 1995.524.01
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Trunk, owned by John Ayer Gault, Concord, NH. Rectangular, leather-covered wood. Hinged lid with embossed decoration. Brass tacks on all sides and lid. Tin corners. Three decorative tin plates on front. Brass nameplate on lock flap, engraved "J.A. Gault, / Concord, N.H." in script. Fabric lining with red and brown print. Compartment inside lid; cover missing. Paper label adhered to lining of lid, inscribed in ink, "John Ayer Gault / Pembroke - His Trunk. / Married in 1836 to / Eleanor Johnson Morgan, Pembroke / Aunt of John C. Thorne / He died May 4, 1858. / Deacon First Baptist Ch. Concord / Druggist for many years firm / Allison & Gault." Leather handle on each end. Leather keepers for straps on front, but both straps missing.
- Material:
- Wood
Leather - Dimensions:
- H-12 W-24.5 D-16.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by John Ayer Gault (c.1809-1858), druggist, Concord, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Gault, John A. (c.1809-1858)
- Subjects:
- Druggists, Apothecaries, Trunks
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