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Square-shaped trunk. Pine, leather, metal, brass. Black leather covered form with waterfall-edged flat top; metal strapping with brass bosses, sides, and center. Leather straps at sides. Remains of leather straps. Leather tooled with geometric pattern. Lined with linen. Tray with cotton toupe(?) bottom.
trunks (containers)
accessories
case furniture
brass (alloy)
leather
metal
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
Pine
Leather
Unidentified Metal
Brass
TRUNK
Stencil on side and label on side and interior: Stencil: ""Little"" Label on side: ""Midland Railway/Liverpool"" ""Am. Express""...(?)...etc. Label on interior: ""Atkins A. Clark/30 Elm Street, Corner of Beattle Square, 15 school near/Washington Street and 28 Merrimac Street/Boston./Manufacturer of/Solid leather, Best top, Fancy and Common, Trunks,/Valises, Carpet bags & Co/also Ladies' Bonnet and Dress Trunks/Trunks repaired at Short Notice""
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Clark, Atkins A. (Maker)
Boston, MA, USA
18 2/4 x 22 2/4 x 18 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.275
Massachusetts (United States)
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