Acc. No. 91.15.1
Subject Category: Household or luggage
Date or Period: C. 1880's or 90's
Object: Trunk
Description:
Tin (embossed alligator pattern) covered camelback traveling trunk with wooden stays & cast iron trim. Original compartmentalized liner and interior paper accentuated with lithograph prints depicting children.
Size: H-24 x W-30 1/4 X D-18 inches.
History of Object:
Trunk that belonged to Caroline, wife of Wm. W. Chipman, co-purchaser & co-founder City of Alameda. Caroline Street was named in her honor.
Acquired from: M/M Roscoe Hamilton
Date: 6-15-1991
Interpretative Labels
Label
6/16/2020 MvL: a previous label read:
TRUNK
Trunk that belonged to Caroline, wife of William W. Chipman, co-founder City of Alameda. Caroline Street was named in her honor. Donors: Roscoe & D'Arcy Hamilton 1987
91.15.1
Label
6/21/2020 MvL: current label:
TRAVELING/STORAGE
TRUNK
Property of Caroline Chipman
Dwinelle who was the widow of
Wm. W. Chipman, co-founder
of the City of Alameda.
Caroline Street, Alameda, was
named in her honor.
