Suitcase
- Object Name:
- Suitcase
- Object ID:
- 1965.067.01
- Place of Origin:
- New England
- Date:
- 1830-1850
- Description:
- Carpet bag. Possibly hand-woven and homespun Venetian carpet. Hand stitched. Horizontal striped wool; reversible ribbed weave of three-ply S-twist jute weft yarns; with warp stripes of red, green, brown, black, and yellow. S-twist wool singles. 8 wefts/inch x 22 warps/inch. Two-panel construction, sides seamed, stitched around hinged iron frame. Two leather handles, one on each side. Scalloped brass lock plate on one side. Iron hinged opening with internal latching lock mechanism. Brown cotton lining. Tooled leather bottom with five 1" diameter brass foot rests, one at center and on each corner. Cotton-lined metal framed divider inside.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Leather
Metal
Brass
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-19.5 L-18.5 D-14.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Donated with cellarette (1964.067.02) "given in loving memory of Luther D. Peaselee (1810-1905), Kinston, NH." Bag and cellarette possibly belonged to Luther D. Peaselee, grandfather of donor Charlotte Wood Jewett (1907-2003).
- Credit Line:
- .1 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Jewett; .2 Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Jewett, in Loving Memory of Luther D. Peaslee
- Subjects:
- Venetian, Textiles, Weaving, Bags, Carpet bag, Carpets, Stripes, Jute, Wool, Leather goods, Brass work
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