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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:American
Title:Trunk
Date Made:19th century
Type:Container
Materials:wood, leather, and iron
Place Made:North America; United States
Accession Number:  MH SK 2006.2302.INV
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College

Description:
Wooden trunk covered in dark leather. Lined in light calico fabric with repeating dark pattern. Hinged panel inside lid, with a single divider. Outside is studded with tacks, and hinged with leather. Handles are leather on either side, with one intact leather over-strap. Metal-reinforced corners. Handwritten note: "This trunk owned by William Skinner of Northampton, 1845. Given by Eleanor Skinner Warner to her brother Joseph Skinner, March 1, 1928."

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