Repoussé Chest (Carton) with Items Inside

Name/Title

Repoussé Chest (Carton) with Items Inside

Entry/Object ID

1966.075.00001A-L

Description

Repoussé wooden chest (carton) with items that were dug up, in 1966, from Virginia City, Nevada's Chinatown.

Material

Wood, Metal, Iron, Leather, Porcelain, Ceramic

Interpretative Labels

Label

"Items displayed in this carton were found and dug up by Kem Lee, C.H. Kwock, Stella Wong Lee, Charlie Leong, and H.K. Wong on a trip to Virginia City, Nevada, October 9, 1966. The relics were found among an old refuse pile of Virginia City's old Chinatown, once a thriving center of some 2,000 Chinese who worked as miners, woodcutters, servants, etc., with its own stores and a place of worship. The old Chinatown was located between Washington and Sutton Streets, and F and G Streets in Virginia City's Lower Town. Item: 1. Portion of an old Chinese food jar. 2. Portion of a Chinese porcelain rice bowl. 3. Portion of an old grinding wheel. 4. An old wooden core. 5. A leather binder. 6. An iron handle with wooden block. 7. A plain iron handle. 8. A doorhinge. 9. An iron piece."