Name/Title
Trunk, dollEntry/Object ID
SS.80.37 ppDescription
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 CollectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
Crouch & FitzgeraldDate made
1850 - 1860Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
PP) Hat box [overall dimHeight
14 inWidth
13-15/16 inDepth
13-3/4 inDimension 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, CottonCondition
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 ownerPerson or Organization
Mrs. Robert P. BrowneNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
General NoteNote
Part of the extensive wardrobe of garments for the doll, Belinda (SS.80.37 a).Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 22C