Field Chest
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Dr. Hubert Vincent Claiborne Holcombe
American, 1828 - 1874
MakerReplacement lock made by
The Eagle Lock Company
American, founded 1854
Dateabout 1861
MediumWood, brass, steel, paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 27 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 12 3/4in. (70.5 x 65.4 x 32.4cm)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1993.164.0
MarkingsA label on the back panel of the right-hand drawer on the interior of the chest reads: "WM. DOUGLAS, / CARPENTER & BUILDER, / RESIDENCE: / 591 H STREET, bet. 4th & 5th sts. / WASHINGTON."InscribedHandwritten labels on the inside dividers of the chest read: "Envelopes."; "Orders issued."; "Weekly Reports."; "Orders received."; "To be acted upon"; "Writing Paper"; Invoice. Receipts & c. 15 C.V."; "Orders. received. 15th C.V"; "Monthly Reports."; "Miscellanious. [sic]". On the exterior of the chest, stencilled in paint or ink: "SURGEON, 15th C.V."NotesHistorical Note: Dr. Hubert V. C. Holcombe of Branford, Connecticut, enlisted on 14 August 1862, serving during the Civil War as Surgeon of the 15th Regiment of the Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He was discharged in Newbern, North Carolina, on 27 June 1865. (Hudson 1/18/2006)
Related Note: The field chest came filled with Dr. Holcombe's papers. These papers are now in the CHS library as Ms 92085. (Lee 8/19/2011)
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