Collection Highlights
The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
c. 1835
1935.167
Gouache on heavy paper, laid on Japanese paper, wrapped over board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Child's trunk
Object name
Child's trunk
Date
1860
Medium
Wood, leather, metal, textile, paper, glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/4 x 13 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 34.3 x 21 cm )
Description
Child's trunk with rounded edges, covered with black leather embossed with geometric design; vertical metal straps with brass tacks and escutcheon, and rounded leather strap handles; interior cavity lined with printed striped paper with portrait of woman (possibly Jenny Lind) and red patterned cloth, with hinged gold framed mirror which opens to reveal separate compartment in lid.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss June H. Hirsch
Object Number
1950.73
Gallery Label
According to accession records, this trunk belonged to Miss Henrietta Hart of New York City (d. 1946).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
