Chest

Object/Artifact

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Historic Stonington

Name/Title

Chest

Entry/Object ID

2009.500.0097

Description

Ship master's writing chest, camphor wood with brass inlay. Chest has a secret compartment inside and a linen portfolio lined with gold patterened paper. Chinese characters are painted on the bottom. The front of the chest is hinged, and opens into a fabric (felt?) lined writing surface with additional compartments below for storing stationary, documents and writing utensils. Belonged to Captain Thomas Wilcox.

Collection

Lighthouse Collection

Made/Created

Place

Location

China