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Dateca. 1842
Terms
- Handbags
- Hair
- Leather
- Paper
Dimensions8.25 × 13.96 cm (3 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Herbert B. Hosmer (1944)
Object numberTH100
DescriptionTan leather, lined with purple leather. Leather flap for fastening. In the pocketbook, tied to a piece of cardboard, is a lock of hair, and on the paper in which it is enclosed in pencil: "John Thoreau 1842 Parkman House. (------?)".
The Parkman house was the residence Henry D. Thoreau shared with his mother and father, where the Concord Free Public Library now stands.
The Parkman house was the residence Henry D. Thoreau shared with his mother and father, where the Concord Free Public Library now stands.
Collections
- Henry David Thoreau Collection
- Historic Clothing
Object number: Pi1177
Abigail May Alcott Neiriker
ca. 1869
