Stamp Box
date: label: date made
content: ca 1892
label: date retailed
content: ca 1892
notes: label: Description
content: Rectangular, souvenir stamp box commemorating the World's Columbian Exposition with "1492", "COLUMBUS" and "1892" raised in reserves on the box front and sides. Hinged lid features a curved shield engraved "JCT." in script surrounded by repousse chased scrollwork. Underside of flat bottom is engraved "Chicago." in script. Gold washed interior with wire spring holder connected to hinge. Struck incuse along edges of bottom underside, "HYMAN, BERG & CO.", a chimera crest, "PAT.PEND" and "STERLING", all in sans serif letters.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: place retailed
content: United States: Illinois, Chicago
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Lucinda de Leftwich Templin, Ph.D., in memory of Ella Rice Templin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.60.1852
label: catalog number
content: 60.1852
label: accession number
content: 200122
objectType: label: Object Name
content: box, stamp
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silver wire (interior spring material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (interior wash material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5/8 in x 1 1/4 in x 1 5/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 3.175 cm x 4.1275 cm