Trunk, Doll
- Object Name:
- Trunk, Doll
- Object ID:
- 1994.014
- Creator:
- Abbot-Downing Company (attributed)
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH (probably)
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Doll's trunk. Brown wood, in style of a steamer trunk. Exterior has five horizontal wood bands, with brass studs, on lid, and two bands each on front, back, and bottom. Black tin edging throughout. Brass lock front closure (key missing) with leather nameplate imprinted, "PATENTED / EXCELSIOR / JAN.7 1868". (Original appendages stored inside trunk, including two leather side handles, two leather strap fragments, and one buckle.) Interior lined with white paper. Lid divided; left half is compartment, decorated with a Victorian-style print of young woman.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Paper
Brass
Leather
Tin - Dimensions:
- H-9.5 W-12.5 D-8 inches
- Provenance:
- This trunk is believed to have been made for Lucy Downing (1866-1964) when she was a little girl, by the Abbot-Downing Company, Concord, NH. Lucy was the granddaughter of Lewis Downing. The trunk was given to Frances Bedell Wentworth (1917-2008) when she was about seven years old (c. 1924) by Lucy Downing, who was a cousin of Frances Wentworth's grandfather. Both Frances Wentworth and Lucy Downing played with this trunk when each was a little girl.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Frances B. Wentworth
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