Name/Title
Box, Letter: Robert Bell Parliamentary Box and ContentsEntry/Object ID
2023.001.01.01Description
One rectangular, brown-stained, wooden letter box, complete with folding brass handle on the top, two hinges at the back, and two brass hooked clasps on the front for lid closure. Box has a dark brown finish. Top of lid has a worn paper label reading "Robert Bell, Esq., // M.P.P. // [RUSSELL,] OTTAWA CITY, // C.W."Made/Created
Date made
1861Notes
Additional create date: 1866Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
LabelLocation
top centerTranscription
"Robert Bell, Esq., // M.P.P. // [RUSSELL,] OTTAWA CITY, // C.W."Notes
Paper label on top of lid, complete with black ink letteringLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Box, LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
Box, HouseholdNomenclature Sub-Class
Storage & Display AccessoriesNomenclature Class
Household AccessoriesNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Box (container), Storage and Display Accessories, Box, HouseholdDimensions
Height
20-1/2 inWidth
53.5 cmDepth
35.5 cmDimension Notes
2023-05-24
Measurements taken when when box is closed.Material
wood, hard, bois, dur, Brass