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ca. 1850
GUSN-223635
Black leather; bumpy surface; hinge lid; brass band tackled around lower edge of lid; leather handle on top of lid; brass hinge latch and key plate with swing cover; interior beige linen lining.
boxes (containers)
leather
brass (alloy)
linen (material)
Box, Document
"G. F. Pierce" (Painted)
"Aug. 25, 1857" (handwritten)
"G. F. Pierce/ Aug 25, 1857/ Antoinette L. Pierce/ Feb 18. 1935"
Unknown
6 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Purchase
2004.41.1
ca. 1850 (Aug 25, 1857, dated by former owner)
Dorchester (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Massachusetts (United States)
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