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Date

ca. 1840

GUSN

GUSN-25566

Description

Hide, pine. Rectangular form with domed hinged lid. Pine carcass covered with hide. Decorative leather strapwork and brass studwork, in diamond and square motif. Interior with blueish-aqua paper lining. No maker's label. C-shaped iron handles on sides.

Details

Descriptive Terms

trunks (containers)
accessories
case furniture
hide (collagenous material)
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
Hide
Pine
TRUNK

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

14 1/3 x 17 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.75

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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