Constitutional Convention Box
date: label: associated date
content: 1787
name: label: associated person
content: Madison, Dolley
label: associated person
content: Madison, James
label: referenced
content: Washington, George
notes: label: Description
content: George Washington, who presided over the Constitutional Convention in 1787, used this small box to preserve papers produced by the convention.
topic: label: used
content: Constitution
label: related event
content: Constitutional Convention of 1787
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, White House/First Ladies Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Library of Congress. Exchange and Gift Division
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.242706.01
label: catalog number
content: 242706.01
label: accession number
content: 242706
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Trunk
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)