Box

Object/Artifact

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Document Box: Origformat: digital; Resolution: 200
Document Box

Origformat: digital; Resolution: 200

Name/Title

Box

Entry/Object ID

2001.001.001

Tags

Needs review

Description

Leather bound wooden box

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2001.001.

Source or Donor

Various

Acquisition Method

Purchased

Credit Line

Museum Collections/Acquisitions Fund

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1800

Place

State/Province

Rhode Island

Country

United States of America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

lid

Transcription

Henry H Jones/Saddle, Harness & Trunk Maker, Woonsocket Falls, R.I./ also, Valisses, Carpet Bags, Whips Collars and/All other Articles in His Line of Business, of the Best Quality.

Notes

Two initials in script on bottom of box

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

2001.1.1

Dimensions

Height

5-1/4 in

Width

7 in

Length

10 in

Materials

Material

Leather, Brass, Wood

Material Notes

Brass tacks are used to decorate the exterior, initials SS are spelled in tacks (16) on front, separated by a diamond (nine tacks). A brass key plate is located above the diamond. Brass handle is on the lid-centered. Interior is lined with 'wallpaper' with blue dots.

Location

Location

Room

104

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Leather is old, areas of cracking throughout. Interior paper is discolored from age, wear, stains.

General Notes

Note

Tag Date: 2022-11-07 14:22:04.999000 Tag Notes: missing

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 9, 2002

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 1, 2023