Utensil box

Item Information

Title:
Utensil box
Description:
Undecorated gray metal body w/ soldered and folded-under seams. Cylindrical body w/ slightly overhanging ends. Hinged lid encompasses entire length of cylinder. Hinged hasp closure. Two applied flat tin tabs at back w/ holes for hanging.
Date:
1825–1875
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
tin (metal)
boxes (containers)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Tin
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Newbury
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.)
Extent:
7.25 in. x 13 in. (W x L) Diameter: 4.5 in.
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/25080
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
Accession #:
1985.397
Identifier:
25080