Document Case

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Document Case

Entry/Object ID

1961.31

Description

Green-painted tin tube with lid.

Use

Used to hold rolled documents for transport or storage

Context

Used to hold the University of Vermont diploma of Henry Oscar Houghton of Sutton, Vermont. Houghton went on to found Riverside Press and Houghton Mifflin Co.

Acquisition

Accession

1961.31

Source or Donor

Houghton, Henry O.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Case, Document

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

14-1/2 in

Material

Tin

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Houghton, Henry Oscar (1823-1895)

Related Places

Place

City

Sutton

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America