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Trunk

Date

1820-1830

GUSN

GUSN-14256

Description

Trunk. Pine, leather, iron, brass, newspaper. Domed leather covered pine trunk w/ brass studs and iron lock. Lined with Newburyport and Boston newspapers dated to 1822.

Details

Descriptive Terms

trunks (containers)
accessories
case furniture
brass (alloy)
iron (metal)
leather
paper (fiber product)
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
Pine
Leather
Iron
Brass
Unidentified Paper
TRUNK

Inscription

Brass studs on lid: ""L.L.""

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

19 5/8 x 37 1/2 x 19 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.264

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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