Trinket Box

trinket box

Name/Title

Trinket Box

Entry/Object ID

1959.58.5a-c

Description

Small oval trinket box with lid. The box is lined with green-and-white marbled paper. The top of the lid is inset with a disk showing a red-and-white house with the label (ADMIRAL DEWEY'S BIRTHPLACE, MONTPELIER, VT." (now detached).

Context

Shows the family home of Admiral George Dewey in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1959.58

Source or Donor

Wilkinson, Madeleine (1910-1990)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1898 - 1900

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

Height

2-1/4 in

Depth

2 in

Length

2-3/4 in

Material

Celluloid, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dewey, George (1837-1917)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America