Object Record
Metadata
Description |
Light brown, horsehide-covered trunk; rounded top; leather strip and brass rivet-decorated; leather flaps cover bottom edge of lid; hand-fashioned key plate; iron loop handles; green floral paper and newspaper-lined (religious newspaper). M.L. on the lid. The trunk belonged to the family of Mrs. Betts' mother, Martha Tibbits Wheeler (Mrs. John Wheeler), who was born in 1841 and lived in the Ballston Spa area. The initials M.L. were those of Margaret Lacy (later Mrs. Bradt), the aunt of Martha Tibbits Wheeler. |
Object Name |
trunk |
Catalog Number |
1967.021.0001 |