Trunk
Dateabout 1800-1850
MediumWood, nails, brass tacks, and blue paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 5 1/2 x 14 x 8in. (14 x 35.6 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionSmall trunk covered with dark brown leather trimmed in Moroccan red leather attached with round brass tacks and lined with blue paper. A woodcut paper label attached to the lid of the trunk shows a mounted soldier (militia?) with his saber drawn. The initials "EHL" have been stencilled on the underside of the trunk.
Object number2000.59.0
MarkingsPrinted label affixed to the inside of the lid: "Ebenezer Alling, / Saddle, Harness, /Trunk and Cap-Maker / No. 62 Chapel Street, / (Fronting the Green,) / New Haven." Stencilled in black ink on the underside of the trunk: "EHL".On View
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