Chest,Sea

Production date
1870s?
 Description
A wooden sea chest with a hinged lid. The chest has metal braces on the corners of the base and metal handles at each end. One of these handles is broken off. " Wesley Turton / University Houses / Leith Street / Dunedin / New Zealand " is written in faded black lettering on top of the lid. Two cardboard labels are also nailed to the lid. " This side up " is handwritten on one of the labels and there is an illegible name on the other. " FORWARDED / INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS / REGENT PLACE / REGENT ST / LONDON " is written in faded black letters on one side. The interior is lined with paper.
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Object detail

Production date
1870s?
Subject person
Classification
Personal Gear/Personal Artifacts
Credit line
This chest is thought to have belonged to Wesley Turton, the son of the well known New Plymouth missionary Henry Hanson Turton. It is thought to date from the 1870s.
Accession number
PA2007.079
Collection type
Social History
Material
Wood

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