Postcard

Archive

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Mattapoisett Museum

Name/Title

Postcard

Entry/Object ID

0910.1.687

Scope and Content

Black and white postcard showing The Crown and Three Sugar loaves, the sign of the famous Tea House in Fen Church Street founded in 1650. This historic House shipped to America the tea which being sunk in Boston Harbor gave rise to the war of American Independence. Handwritten note to Mrs. George Purrington, Jr., Mattapoisett, Mass. U.S.A. Postmarked from West Kensington, on June 25, 1906 and Postmarked received Mattapoisett, Mass, July 6, 1906. Stamped Due 4 Cents, July 5, 1906.

Collection

Postcards (PSC)

Acquisition

Accession

0910.1

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1906 - 1906

Archive Notes

Date(s): 06/25/1906

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 8, 2019

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

August 28, 2021