Trunk
- Object Name:
- Trunk
- Object ID:
- 1957.017.01
- Place of Origin:
- Europe
- Date:
- 1790-1800
- Description:
- Trunk. Used by Benjamin Thompson (1753-1814), Count Rumford. Black leather on wood. Slightly domed lid with brass plate engraved "Le Comte de Rumford / N: 20." Paper label adjacent to plate, inscribed "Mrs. E.G. Burgum / Concord, N.H." Sheet iron reinforcement straps at edges, and two straps across lid. Brass tacks around edges and some in decorative patterns. Interior lined with pages from "The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer," by Richard Burn, London, first published in 1755 and reprinted in many editions into the 19th century.
- Material:
- Tissue
Leather
Wood
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-18.5 W-33.5 D-20 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Benjamin Thompson (1753-1814), Count Rumford.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Rev. and Mrs. Roger W. Barney
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