Rectangular trunk with hinged arched lid: covered in black leather and decorated in geometric patterns with brass nailheads; oval brass plate in the center of the top engraved in script "Ann Van Cortlandt"; cast iron backplates and handles at sides; lined with gray-green paper.
Collection
Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Date made
1813 - 1821
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
13-1/4 in
Width
28 in
Depth
14 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 1/4 x 28 x 14 in. (33.7 x 71.1 x 35.6 cm)
Material
Tulip poplar, brass, Paper, Pine, Leather, Cast iron
Condition
Notes
Overall Analysis: Microanalysis of bottom wood by Gordon Saltar, Winterthur Museum, 1-9-1979: Tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera).
Remarks: Details of condition: Right handle off -- inside trunk. Leather worn and flaking.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Anne Stevenson Van Cortlandt
Notes
Former owner
Person or Organization
Van Cortlandt Family
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
WARNING: Lock of hair inside (inside trunk?).
Note Type
General Note
Note
Van Cortlandt family possession
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 22D
