Name/Title
TrunkEntry/Object ID
1995/55:4Description
Red immigrant trunk with cast iron latches and braces.Context
Carl John Johnson handmade this trunk, likely especially for emigrating to the United States. He was born on Dec. 21, 1822, in Småland, Sweden. He brought this trunk to the United States in 1868 or 1869. Johnson was the youngest of eleven children. He attended college for a short time in Malmö, Sweden where he took pipe organ and voice lessons. He later became the choir director and organist in his home church in Jönköpings län, Småland. The church with red bricks in still in use. At the age of 26 or 27, he married Marguereite. He farmed a small portion of land. The name of his home was Kulla Alsheda socken (Kulla Alsheda Parish). Carl John and Marguerite had a family of eight children.Acquisition
Accession
1995/55Source or Donor
Shafer, Joe and KarenAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Joe and Karen ShaferMade/Created
Date made
circa 1860Time Period
19th CenturyPlace
Country
SwedenRegion
Northern EuropeContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
C.J.J. Chikago Ill. Nort AmerikaLexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Storage furniture, Household moving, Trunks, Luggage, Emigrants, Emigration & immigrationDimensions
Height
24-1/4 inWidth
49-1/4 inDepth
23-1/4 inReproductions
Notes
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