Box, Hat
- Object Name:
- Box, Hat
- Object ID:
- 1946.018.29.1
- Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Hatbox, owned and used by Countess Rumford. Cardboard, oval, with removable cover. Covered with blue paper. Two strips of red paper forming an "X" across cover. Paper label adhered to front of box, inscribed in ink, "N.6 U.S. of America. / Countess Sarah of Rumford / Care of Jas. F. Baldwin Esq. / Tremont Street 163. / Boston / (Mass) / No 5".
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-16 W-21 D-17.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Donor is grandson of John Burgum (1826-1907) and Emma Gannell (1826-1923), the adopted daughter of Countess Rumford. Donor's father was Edwin Gannell Burgum (1858-1948).
One of two hatboxes labeled "Countess Rumford's Hat Boxes. Brought back from Paris when she visited her father, the Count." The smaller box (.2) contains a straw bonnet dated 1830. - Credit Line:
- The Edwin G. Burgum Collection
- Subjects:
- Hats
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