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wallet

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1826-1839

GUSN

GUSN-13101

Description

White/cream; opens side by side with 2 compartments.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallets
accessories
stitching
leather
Men's personal gear
Hand Stitched
WALLET

Inscription

Handwritten & printed notes/bills inside: 1) Printed business card: ""Joseph B. Little,/Boot, Shoe, Hat, Cap, Comb, &c,/Commission Merchant/No. 32 South Market & Chatham Sts./Boston"" 2)Parish Tax Bill - printed: ""West-Newbury, Aug. 31, 1826/ Mr. Joseph B. Little/Your Parish Tax for the year 1826, in the Second Parish in West Newbury is / Dollars 62 Cents, which sum I demand./ Daniel Moulton,/ Collector for said Parrish."" 3) Paper with writing in pencil: ""1835/Wallet of Charles E. Hall/of Haverhill and Exeter/Contents of interest""

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3 x 5.25 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Charles Hall Little

Accession Number

1925.705

Related Items

Title WALLET Accession Number 1925.704

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