Collections record Beta
Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Trunk
Object Number
1950-04-4
Description
Dome lid wooden trunk covered in horse hair with black leather accents and brass tacks, tiny handles, iron lock.. Paper label glued to inside with makers name and location. Entire inside of trunk papered with 18th century paper
Comment
This trunk has been attributed to David Matthews, colonial mayor of New York, who stayed with Major Moses Seymour at his home on South Street while imprisoned in Litchfield in 1776. Matthews escaped one day while taking a walk. He credited local Loyalist Joel Stone with aiding in his escape. The trunk has passed through the Seymour family but the provenance is fuzzy.
Category
Maker
Date Made
late 18th century
Materials
Social Tags (experimental)
