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Chest
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Trunk
Chest
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-12058
Type:
  • Object, Trunk
Description:
Small unadorned cedar chest. Brass hinged. Dove tail joints. Crack and scratch on top. Some water stains. Donor info - from Fred Wiggin house in Town Hill.
Trunk, leather and animal fur, Emily Manchester
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Trunk
  • unknown, unless made by John Manchester
  • 1850
Trunk, leather and animal fur, Emily Manchester
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-12030
Type:
  • Object, Trunk
Creator:
  • unknown, unless made by John Manchester
Date:
  • 1850
Description:
Small (doll's sized) trunk adorned with animal fur and leather on the outside, lined with printed paper on the inside. A slip of paper on the inside reads: "This trunk was given to Emily Manchester by her father Major John Manchester, in 1850, (Now in the Gilley family)" Emily was born in 1834 and would have been 16 when she got the trunk. She was one of 10 children (from 2 wives). Fur on trunk needs to be identified: could be beaver, deer?? [show more]
Chest
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Trunk
  • c 1791
Chest
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-12031
Type:
  • Object, Trunk
Date:
  • c 1791
Description:
Wooden chest with domed top. Papered on the outside. Blue in places. Lined with newspaper advertisements from New Haven, Connecticut dated 1791. Hinges made of pieces of wire. Missing top handle.
Chest
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Trunk
Chest
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-12029
Type:
  • Object, Trunk
Description:
Small chest covered with hide. Brass handle on top and lock plate on front. Brass nails hold leather strapping around chest. Lined with patterned paper. Marked, “Patent” on lock cover.
Trunk
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Trunk
Trunk
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-11563
Type:
  • Object, Trunk
Description:
Wooden and leather trunk with metal handles on each end. Geometric designs etched into leather on the exterior. No latch. Small leather tab on front, center. Straps around trunk tops and sides, affixed with metal tacks.
Black Wooden Trunk
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Trunk
Black Wooden Trunk
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-11492
Type:
  • Object, Trunk
Description:
Black wooden trunk with leather exterior. Metal tacks along edges. Extended leather top. Interior paper with small print design affixed to wood.
Wooden trunk, covered in animal hide, with inititals "J G R" on top
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Trunk
Wooden trunk, covered in animal hide, with inititals "J G R" on top
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-5322
Type:
  • Object, Trunk
Description:
Wooden trunk. Covered in animal hide. Metal nail/tack decoration on edges and top of trunk body. Metal handles on each end. Inititals "J G R" on top of trunk made with metal tacks. Interior paper liner with black pola dot pattern, ripped.