From collection Mount Desert Island Historical Society - Objects Collection
Trunk, leather and animal fur, Emily Manchester
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??
Details
1850
09/22/2006
6 in
12 in
7 in
MDIHS: Sound School House Archive Storage, Row #4, Unit # 1, Shelf #5
09/22/2006
12/20/2022
trunk; 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??
09/22/2006
09/12/2024
