Hatbox, Bicorn: Colonel John By

Object/Artifact

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Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Hatbox, Bicorn: Colonel John By

Entry/Object ID

M66

Description

One black-painted iron hatbox, lined with copper, the box is shaped to store a bicorn hat. There is a hinged on the box with a wooden peg closure. There is a thin oblong metal handle at on the top of the hatbox.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1830

Notes

Additional create date: 1837

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Hatbox

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box, Accessory

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Search Terms

COL. BY HAT BOX, COL. BY HAT BOX

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Box (container), Hat, Bicorn, Box, Accessory

Dimensions

Height

19 cm

Width

46.5 cm

Material

Iron, copper, paint