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1845-1900
GUSN-25568
Trunk. Wood, canvas, tin. Rectangular body with flat hinged lid. Wood carcass covered with black canvas. Pine and tin strapwork reinforced, with base metal mounts at corners and leather straps. Leather handles at sides. Small brown diapered printed paper lining. Interior tray is missing. Newburyport Railway Express Co. labels on top. Note: contains unused partial rolls of late 19th-early 20th century wallpapers (unaccessioned).
trunks (containers)
accessories
case furniture
canvas
tin (metal)
wood (plant material)
Coated Canvas
Tin
Trunk
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
13 x 20 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
1985.77
Massachusetts (United States)
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