Name/Title
Iron Trunk with blue interior of the De Bernardi family, c. 1880s-1890sEntry/Object ID
1995.148.83Description
Acc. No. 95.148.83
Subject Category: HOUSEHOLD
Date or Period: CIRCA OR 1880's 1890's
Object: TRUNK
Description:
RECTANGULAR-SHAPED IRON TRUNK, WITH HINGED LID. LID IS SECURED BY BRASS LOCK WITH HASP. SIDES OF TRUNK HAVE BALESTYLE HANDLES ATTACHED. EXTERIOR GRAINED TO APPEAR AS IF CONSTRUCTED OF OAK; ORIGINAL BLUE PAINTED INTERIOR.
Size: H 16" X D 154" X W 23"
History of Object: TRUNK BELONGED TO THE DE BERNARDI FAMILY. MOTHER OF JOHN T DYER WAS A DE BERNARDI; DAUGHTER OF DAVID D DE BERNARDI, WHO HAD A HOUSE BUILT AT 2050 SAN ANTONIO AVENUE, ALAMEDA, IN 1900.
Acquired from:
DOROTHY R DYER
Date: JUNE 17, 1995
