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Souvenir tree trunk

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Collection Type

  • Relics and souvenirs

Date

1880-1900

GUSN

GUSN-50805

Description

Cross section of a tree trunk. Attached note inscribed" "A piece of the Old Elm from Boston Common."

Details

Descriptive Terms

souvenirs
case furniture
elm (wood)
Elm
SOUVENIR

Inscription

Handwritten note tacked to top: ""A Piece of The Old Elm from Boston Common""

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5 1/4 x 0 1/3 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.380

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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