Box

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Box

Entry/Object ID

1986.7.1

Description

Long, rectangular wooden box with sliding lid and box-jointed corners. The lid bears two pasted-on paper labels: a large, white (now yellowed) label and a small red label. The large label is addressed by hand to "Hon. Chas. Dewey/Montpelier, Vermont" and is printed with the inscription, "BURLINGTON SHIRT CO.,/MANUFACTURERS OF/Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, and Underwear./CUSTOM WORK A SPECIALTY/Burlington . . . Vermont." The smaller label is printed with, "United States & Canada/EXPRESS/Burlington VT."

Use

Used to ship products to customers

Context

Used by Burlington Shirt Company in Burlington, VT to ship goods to Hon. Charles Dewey in Montpelier, VT.

Acquisition

Accession

1986.7

Source or Donor

Pepe, Faith L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Burlington Shirt Company

Date made

1910

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Packing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-3/8 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Length

18-3/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dewey, Charles (1826-1905)