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Box, Trinket

Object Name:
Box, Trinket
Object ID:
1985.029.04
Date:
circa 1860
Description:
Box, round, wooden Shaker sewing or trinket box with removable cover. Single lap joints with tacks. Contains steel open-ended thimble. Carried by Martin Wells of Concord, NH, in Civil War.
A. Box
B. Cover
C. Thimble
Material:
Wood
Metal
Brass
Dimensions:
H-1.5 Dia-1.75 inches
Provenance:
Accession record states that item was "carried by Martin Wells in Civil War."
Credit Line:
Gift of Veronique R. Clyde, in memory of Wilson Wells Clyde
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