Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1968.003.002 |
Object Name |
Box, Collar |
Title |
Celluloid Collar & Cuff Box |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Date |
Early 20th-century? |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
United States of America |
Description |
A green-tinted celluloid collar and cuff storage box, with applied fancy gold-coloured metal trim. The detached lid has painted lettering with "COLLARS" and "CUFFS" and some floral decor. The squarish box is supported on four gold-coloured metal feet. |
Provenance |
Likely originally belonged to George Menzies, and then to his wife, Laura Menzies (neé McIntyre) after he passed away in 1941. Subsequently belonged to their son, R. W. (Bert) Menzies. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Celluloid/Paint/Metal |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Menzies, George |
Function |
This is a fancy storage container for a man's laundered and starched detachable collars and cuffs. An item like this would sit on a dresser (bureau). |