Wallet
- Object Name:
- Wallet
- Object ID:
- 2002.023.14
- Creator:
- Schollenberger, William & Sons -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date:
- 1876
- Description:
- Leather wallet containing press passes for the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Dark brown leather, stamped in gold on front, "1776 1876 / PHILADELPHIA" with monogram in shield. Tan leather lining, stamped in black on flap, "W. SCHOLLENBERGER & SONS / PHILADELPHIA / SATCHEL & POCKET BOOK MAKER". Contains two printed press passes, with photographs, of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Perry, representing the Cincinnati Gazette.
- Material:
- Leather
Paper - Dimensions:
- H-3.4 W-4.75 D-0.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Perry-Dudley Family Archive and Shepard Collection.
John Taylor Perry was born in 1832 in Exeter, NH, son of Dr. William Perry (1788-1887). He died in Exeter in 1901. He was an attorney, author, and journalist. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Shepard, Jr., in memory of Mr. Shepard's mother and maternal grandmother
- People:
- Perry, John Taylor (1832-1901)
- Subjects:
- Wallets, Newspaper reporters, Centennial celebrations
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