Trinket Box

box

Name/Title

Trinket Box

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.2ab

Description

Rectangular, gold lustered ceramic trinket box with lid. The center of the lid is printed with a full-color illustration of a large building with a central cupola and side towers. The image is labeled, "BRIGHAM ACADEMY, BAKERSFIELD, VT." The bottom of the box is marked, "Made in Germany, the Variety Store Co., Bakersfield, Vt."

Context

Sold by The Variety Store in Bakersfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2005.21

Source or Donor

Caswell, Joanna C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Eugene R. Cleveland

Made/Created

Date made

1910 - 1930

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

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

1-3/4 in

Depth

3 in

Length

3-3/4 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)

Person or Organization

Variety Store Company

Related Places

Place

Town

Bakersfield

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America