Leather Case Wallet

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Description:

This is a brown, leather envelope type wallet with a top flap and gold letters embossed on the inside. The top flap extends into a long strap that encircles the wallet, sliding through two flat loops in order to close the wallet. The gold letters on the inside read “Golden Dearth, Bristol, R.I.” Dearth carried this wallet with him during the War of 1812.

Date Made: 1750-1875

User: Dearth, Golden

Used In: United States: Rhode Island, Bristol

Related Event: War of 1812

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Costume, American Enterprise, Domestic Furnishings

Exhibition: American Enterprise

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Bequest of the Misses Long

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CS.039014Catalog Number: 039014Accession Number: 113420

Object Name: walletObject Type: Accessories CarriedManWalletBagsOther Terms: wallet; Bags; Accessories Carried; Unknown

Physical Description: leather (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4 in x 7 in; 10.16 cm x 17.78 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-7f02-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_367548

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