Trunk

Name/Title

Trunk

Entry/Object ID

1965.006.001

Description

Circa 1850, Meant As Bridal Chest. Trunk Belonged To Miss Mendum's Grandmother C.1850. She Was Engaged To a Windjammer Captain and Filled the Chest with Her Trousseau and Had It Placed Aboard. the Captain Set Sail To the Orient Without Her. He Returned with the Trunk One Year Later and Returned It To Her. She Married Someone Else and Lived Happily Ever After (Quote Miss Mendum).

Collection

Personal Effects Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1850

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Trunk

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects