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Hide Covered Trunk

Date

1825-1860

GUSN

GUSN-51141

Description

Hide-covered tunk. Pine, hide, leather. Dome-top form with leather hinges. Ornamented with leather strips and brass tacks, iron hasp and lock plate, and brass bail handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

trunks (containers)
accessories
case furniture
brass (alloy)
hide (collagenous material)
iron (metal)
leather
pine (wood)
wood (plant material)
pine (wood)
Pine
Hide
Leather
Brass
Iron
TRUNK

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6 1/2 x 14 x 7 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.804

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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