Trunk, doll

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Trunk, doll

Entry/Object ID

SS.80.37 pp

Description

pp. Belinda's nearly square pine hat box covered in leather, bound in iron straps with double rows of nails; incised decoration in the form of lines and rectangles; leather strap handle (ripped) on top of box; remnants of paper labels all over; painted steel lock and key; key attached to paper tag inscribed "hat box"; interior lined with glazed cotton; tray covered with glazed cotton fits into box; twill tapes nailed to interior; printed in blue within elaborate, openwork rectangular frame on interior of lid. Printed in blue within elaborate, openwork rectangular frame on interior of lid: "CROUCH & FITZGERALD,/ FIRST PREMIUM/ TRUNK MANUFACTURERS,/ WHOLESA(LE) RETAIL/ No 1 No. 556 ________E, BROADWAY Cor. Broadway Bet. Spring & Prince Sts. NEW-YORK NEW(-Y)ORK FACTORY, 164 and 166 West 41st STREET NEAR 9th AVENUE." (See object file for remainder of label text.)

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Crouch & Fitzgerald

Date made

1850 - 1860

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

SS.80.37 PP
SS.80.37

Dimensions

Dimension Description

PP) Hat box [overall dim

Height

14 in

Width

13-15/16 in

Depth

13-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 14 x 13 15/16 x 13 3/4 in. (35.6 x 35.4 x 34.9 cm)

Material

Leather, Wood (pine), Iron, Paper, Steel, Cotton

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Leather very worn in some places.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Theresa Romeyn Beck Irving (1848-1926)

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Mrs. Robert P. Browne

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Part of the extensive wardrobe of garments for the doll, Belinda (SS.80.37 a).

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 22C