Name/Title
WOOD TRUNK, WITH CALFHIDE COVER, ATTRIBUTED TO F. P. F. TEMPLEEntry/Object ID
96.10.1.18Description
WOOD TRUNK, WITH CALFHIDE COVER, ATTRIBUTED TO F. P. F. TEMPLE
Color: Brown
A wood trunk with a cowhide surface and metal detailing attributed to F. P. F. Temple, ca. 1840s. The hide is stretched over the frame and then attached at many places with rivets. Metal supporting pieces are placed at the middle of the corners on the body and at several places along the lid and there are two small hinges securing the lid to the body. Rivets are used for decoration on these pieces or plates on the top and sides of the lid. On the sides, slits were cut into the hide to allow leather straps to be inserted for carrying. These have deteriorated to such a degree that only small portions of the baldy damaged leather remains. On the inside of the lid, there is original paper with a blue dot pattern and a blue colored sheer material, plastic-like in appearance and texture, of which there are remnants. A label on the inside of the lid, which appears to be original reads: "NATHAN NEAT, Saddle, Cap & Trunk-maker / Sears's buildings/ 4 / Elm street / Opposite Thompson's, formerly Riley's, tavern, Boston." The name of the printer, Henry Emmons, 743 Washington Street, is on the lower edge of this label. A different type of paper, presumed more modern, covers the inside of the body. One two-foot or so long section of leather strap is nailed to the right side of the inner portion with only a scrap nailed to the left side. A loose piece of leather, seemingly from the handle, is inside and is bagged and kept there. With significant, but no longer active, pest (termite) infestation; leather damage; rust; chips; and paint damage; the trunk is in poor condition and in need of conservation.Lexicon
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Three-dimensional, Trunks (containers), Trunks (Luggage)Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Trunks (Containers)
