Collar Box

Name/Title

Collar Box

Entry/Object ID

1977.5.2.a-d

Description

A cylindrical box of collars, collar buttons, cuffs, and cuff links. The box has an intricate design on the lid of various swirls and patterns, purple flowers with a yellow center and long, thin, green leaves coming from them, and text that reads "Collars & Cuffs" above. The box itself is made of a yellow-toned lacquered wood. Inside the box contains ~13 stiff, off-white collars and cuffs. They are arranged in a way where the widest is on the outside, getting smaller as it gets closer to the center. In the center, there are 14 small bags containing cuff links/collar buttons with four extras. Cufflinks and collars are not individually numbered.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Jewelry

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box, Accessory

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Provenance

Notes

These items all belonged to Mrs. Adams father. John M. Quindry, born April 23, 1878. See obituary in Object sheet file. Mrs. Adams and husband, Harold, retired here in approx. 1974.