Trunk
Unknown American or European, American or European
18th century
Wood, leather, brass, iron, and paper
Overall: 11 × 27 × 13 1/2 in. (27.9 × 68.6 × 34.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Transferred from Special Collections, Baker Library, Dartmouth College
2001.20.34016
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Personal Gear: Box
Research Area
Textiles and Costumes
Not on view
Inscriptions
Nailed to the lid is a brass plaque engraved: Countess Rumford no 6
Provenance
Propery of Sarah Thompson, Countess of Rumford (1739-1792), or to her daughter Sarah Thompson (1774-1852) [Sarah Thompson was married to Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753-1814), the inventor of the Rumford fireplace.]; collected by John F. Marion, a Philadelphia journalist/author who was working on a biography of Rumford when he died; given to Baker Library by his brother, Edward P. Marion of Exton, Pennsylvania, in 1992; catalogued by present collection 2001.
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