Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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Jewelry box
Object Number:
INV.769a.1-4
Date:
1845-1900
Medium:
Wood, leather, silk, metal, gilt
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 10 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. ( 7.9 x 26 x 18.7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: center of lid, with gilt: "H. M. F."
Description:
Wooden jewelry box covered with dark brown leather, lined with burgundy satin and velvet, with key; lid has straight-line tooled border, monogram in gilt "H. M. F." at the center, once hinged with satin ribbons at either side (now separated from box), box has key hole at center front; single bit skeleton key with oval head and ribbed jaw; lid and box are lined with satin; removable tray inside lined with satin and velvet, has 3 compartments across the back, the center compartment is formed to hold a pocket watch, front section has straight groove across the width to hold rings, tray has ribbon tabs at either side to lift out of the box.
Gallery Label:
This box belonged to Harriet Moore Francis (1841-1927), daughter of Charles Stephen Francis, a successful publisher and book seller in New York. In 1865 she married the sculptor John Rogers Jr.; they had five sons and two daughters. The couple lived in New York until 1877 when they established their residence in New Canaan, Connecticut.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
