Trunk
- Object Name:
- Trunk
- Object ID:
- 1918.004.03
- Creator:
- Fessenden's Saddlery
Leatherworker - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1825-1860
- Description:
- Trunk, owned by Lewis Downing (1792-1873), Concord, NH. Made by Fessenden's Saddlery, Concord, NH. Rectangular wooden box covered with black leather. Metal-covered corners. Decorative brass tacks, painted black. Hinged lid with incised decorative lines. One strap around lid; other strap missing. Leather label on each end, inscribed in ink, "Lewis Downing / Concord / New Hampshire." Iron lock, covered by leather flap with broken strap. Fabric lining with brown printed geometric design. Compartment inside lid, with hinged circular cover bearing printed paper label, "FESSENDEN'S SADDLERY, / South of the State House, Concord, N. H. / COACH, GIG, AND BUGGY / HARNESSES, / SADDLES, TRUNKS, AND / MILITARY CAPS, / Kept constantly on hand and for sale."
- Material:
- Leather
Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-12 W-25 D-15.5 inches
- Provenance:
- See 1995.524.03, another trunk owned by Lewis Downing and donated by Gertrude Downing.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Gertrude Downing
- Subjects:
- Trunks, Leather goods
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