Trinket Box

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Trinket Box

Entry/Object ID

1975.28.6a-b

Description

Small wooden bandbox. The box and detachable lid are painted red with a blue 6-pointed flower or star at the center top.

Context

Owned by Clara Dix Clark of Barre Town, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1975.28

Source or Donor

Dix, Lucy, Dix, Rachel

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Lucy and Rachel Dix

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

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

3/4 in

Diameter

3-1/16 in

Material

Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Clark, Clara Louisa Dix (1957-1955)

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America