Bailey – Burgiss communication: steel box
- Title
- Bailey – Burgiss communication: steel box
- Accession Number
- 2022.1.1
- Accession Date
- April 8, 2022
- Accession Creator
- David Lovegrove
- Description
- Tinned steel box, lacquered black; double red striping top and bottom. This box, likely from the mid- to late-1800s, was kept for generations in a drawer of a hallway secretary. It held numerous letters and photographs. They center around the families of William Clark and Victoria Cunningham Bailey, their daughter Etta, and her husband William Wesley Burgiss.
- Format
- 20cm wide x 10cm deep x 11cm high
- Concerns
- Box shows significant wear and decay. Lid is significantly rusted, with more rust on the bottom. Lacquer is chipped in places. One side of the lid has disconnected across 60% of the top edge.
- Nomenclature
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Category 02: Furnishings
Household Accessories
Storage & Display Accessories
Household Box
Letter Box