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Box (Trunk)
1820-1850
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Berlin; Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Tinned sheet iron
- Brass
- Iron wire
- Paint
- Asphaltum
Museum Object Number
1965.1723
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.1723
Object Name
Box (Trunk)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Berlin; Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possibly Berlin, Connecticut (Fennimore, 2004, 325). Possibly New York per previous unidentified cataloguer.
Date
1820-1850
Materials
- Tinned sheet iron
- Brass
- Iron wire
- Paint
- Asphaltum
Techniques
- Japanned
Dimensions (inches)
4.8 (H) x 4 (W) x 7.9 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.2 (H) x 10.1 (W) x 20.1 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 325; cat. no. 160ABook: Martin, Gina & Tucker, Lois. American Painted Tinware: A Guide to Its Identification. 1.
• Published: p. 32, fig. no. 1.29.