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Jewelry box

Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1871

GUSN

GUSN-284184

Description

Wedding jewelry set in original case. Square cardboard box for circular jewelry case. With brown paper wrapping inscribed with note from original owner.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
cardboard
marriage
Set, Jewelry

Inscription

"SHREVE, CRUMP & LOW,/ JEWELLERS/ AND/ SILVERSMITHS/ 226/ WASHINGTON COR. SUMMER ST./ BOSTON." (printed)

Associated Building

Original To Stephen Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1084
J113

Maker

Shreve, Crump & Low (Retailer)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, United States

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.30.4AB

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

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