Trunk

Object Name:

Trunk

Object ID:

1977.055.29

Creator:

Chaffin, John F. (1798-1862)Leatherworker

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

circa 1825

Description:

Trunk. Made by John F. Chaffin (1798-1862), Concord, NH. Rectangular, leather-covered wood. Decorated with brass tacks on all sides and lid. Lined with paper printed with blue dots. Hinged lid with broken leather hinges. Top of lid decorated with incised segmented semicircles. Compartment inside lid, with removable cover bearing printed paper label: "JOHN F. CHAFFIN, / HARNESS MAKER, SADDLER, &c. / NO. 4 FARLEY'S BUILDING, CONCORD, N.H. / CHAISE TRIMMING DONE IN THE FIRST STYLE. / HE MANUFACTURES / Officers and Soldiers' Caps, / WITH MOST OTHER KINDS OF / Military Work. / ALSO / TRUNKS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION." Compartment cover held in place by wooden stick that slides into two leather loops. Two leather straps around lid, with buckles; left strap incomplete. Metal lock covered with leather flap. Leather handle on each end of trunk. Remnants of paper label on left end of lid exterior: "WINNIPISEOGEE LAKE and W[hite] / [Mo]untains. / ----".

Material:

Wood
Leather

Dimensions:

H-10 W-25 D-15 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

People:

Chaffin, John F. (1798-1862), Sawyer, James Cowan (1872-1944), Sawyer, George F. (1902-1992), Sawyer, Charles H. (1906-2005)

Subjects:

Boxes, Trunks