Pine box owned by Pvt. Marquis Peterson, Co. F, 55th Mass. Vol. Inf.: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A wooden box owned by Marquis Peterson. The rectangular box is varnished brown and has a lid on top. Embossed on the lid is “55 / Mass. Vol. Inf. / Marquis Peterson.” The lid is connected to the box by two metal hinges. The sides of the box are constructed with dovetail joints and the bottom is nailed in place. A metal clasp runs the length of the box and secures the lid in place at front.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1863-1896
• Created by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896
• Subject of: 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
• Type: boxes (containers)
• Medium: wood, metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 1/8 × 9 7/16 × 6 1/4 in. (5.4 × 24 × 15.8 cm)
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Free communities of color
• Topic: Military
• Topic: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
• Topic: United States Colored Troops
• Object number: 2017.78.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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