Strongbox owned by Church and Terrell families
date: label: Date
content: 1860s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Louise Ayers Church, American, born ca. 1846
label: Owned by
content: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
notes: label: Description
content: Strongbox owned by Louise Ayers Church, mother of Mary Church Terrell. The black metal box (a) has gold-colored detailing. Gold border detailing is around the lid and the box lock. There is additional red detailing on the top of the lid. The side of the box has gold-colored text which reads [L. CHURCH / MEMPHIS TENN. [smaller]].The bottom of the box is blank and heavily scratched. Two hinges connect the lid to the box base. There is a handle in the middle of the lid. The paint is chipped and the silver metal beneath is visible. Inside the box is a removable black metal tray (b). The tray has three (3) compartments. The middle compartment slides open and the outer ones have hinged doors. Fragments of newspaper were found in the bottom of the box.
place: label: Place collected
content: Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Finance
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2017.13.1.36ab
objectType: label: Type
content: strongboxes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal, paint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (11.4 × 24.1 × 15.9 cm)