Trinket Box

Name/Title

Trinket Box

Entry/Object ID

1955.1.3

Description

Glass trinket box. The sides that are lined with pink marbled paper, while the bottom is adorned with green marbled paper. It also includes a separate lid, which features an outdoor scene depicted in shades of browns and blacks. Additionally, the lid of the glass box has a mirror on the inside. All the seams of the glass box are covered with paper gold trim that is glued on. Inside, there is a stitched sampler that is crafted on perforated paper. It showcases a picture of a church in shades of greys and greens accompanied by the words "The Lord is in his holy temple". There is also a drawing of a flower wreath on grid paper. In addition to these items, there are a total of 49 calling cards, each nearly identical in size. Most of these calling cards originate from Lowell, Massachusetts, or Lyndon, Vermont. However, some of them come from Cabot, Vermont.

Context

Owned by Laura Wilson Butterfield in Danville, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1955.1

Source or Donor

Bradley, Julia Harvey (1874-1966)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1839 - 1845

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Trinket

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box, Accessory

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (box)

Height

7/8 in

Width

11/16 in

Diameter

1/16 in

Material

Glass, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Butterfield, Laura Jane Wilson (1822-1856)

Related Places

Place

Town

Danville

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Town

Lyndon

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Town

Cabot

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America