Description:
Small, leather-covered rectangular trunk or box with brass lock, leather carrying handle, and brass nails (tarnished) at front, rear, and top corners, and edge of cover; brass nails also attach the carrying handle to the cover, and are placed for decoration on the sides and front. The interior is lined with cream-colored wallpaper decorated with red floral sprays. It was owned by Benjamin E. Cook (1803-1900), of Northampton, Massachusetts. The son of Dr. George W. Cook and Margaret Teller Cook of Hyde Park, New York, Benjamin E. Cook married Elizabeth Christine Griffin in 1827 in Hudson, NY, where he was apprenticed to her father, Isaiah Griffin (1777-1863); he also worked for Abram Fellows & Co. in Troy, NY. In 1827, Cook moved to Northampton, Massachusetts, where he worked on Shop Row in partnership with Nathan Storrs (1768-1839) between 1827 and 1833; by himself from 1833-1858; and with his son, Benjamin E. Cook, Jr., as B. E. Cook & Son from 1858-1900. His portrait (HD 61.068), watch, spoons and other material accompanied this object. The trunk was acquired by dealer from the Wiggins Tavern Shop at the Hotel Northampton, and originally came from the estate of Cook's son, Capt. (USN) Frank Cook of Northampton. Condition: Cracked, worn, discolored, and stained.
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