Trunk
- Object Name:
- Trunk
- Object ID:
- 1977.055.28
- Creator:
- Brown, William (1752-1834)
- Place of Origin:
- Dover, NH
- Date:
- circa 1810
- Description:
- Leather-bound wooden trunk. Hinged, domed lid. Initials "WH" formed by brass tacks within oval on lid. Lined with newspapers, some dated 1807. Printed paper label pasted inside lid: "Saddles, Harnesses / AND / TRUNKS, / MADE AND SOLD, BY / WILLIAM BROWN, / DOVER (N.H.)." Iron handle on right side, none on left.
- Material:
- Leather
Wood
Metal
Paper - Dimensions:
- H-10 W-24.5 D-12.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From the James Cowan Sawyer Collection of household items, farm tools and equipment, and other items used in the Durham, NH, area.
- Credit Line:
- James Cowan Sawyer Collection, Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer
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