Trunk

Name/Title

Trunk

Entry/Object ID

1957.1.233

Description

Traveling box or trunk. The box is covered in leather, decoratively held in place with brass tacks. The center top has a short leather handle, around which are tacks arranged in an oval, and the initials "A. D. H." The center front has a rectangular iron escutcheon covering a locking mechanism.

Context

Owned by Albert David Hager, state geologist for Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1957.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Trunk

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8 in

Width

13 in

Depth

17 in

Material

Wood, Leather, Brass, Iron

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hager, Albert David (1817-1888)

Related Places

Place

Town

Chester

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America