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Bag, Hunting

Object number2019.10.5 a,b

MediumLeather; Brass; Linen

Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Gift of William E. Scheibler

DescriptionWide, U-shaped leather bag with detached strap. Rounded ear tabs at upper corner; brass rings sewn to tabs, inside shield-shaped leather loops. Leather flap with tooled design with curls and crowns; two button holes in lower flap points, with one brass ball button sewn to front proper right side (proper left button missing). Macrame linen "neg" bag sewn to front top edge; bag edge and long fringes extend beyond leather bag. Two internal pockets in leather bag; stitching lines on back; tooled parallel lines form large box with crossed corners on back; tooled line inside linen stitching around edge.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 25.625 × 19.5 × 1.5 in. (65.1 × 49.5 × 3.8 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (b): 30.75 × 1.875 × 0.75 in. (78.1 × 4.8 × 1.9 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (a,b with storage mount): 33.25 × 24.375 × 3.25 in. (84.5 × 61.9 × 8.3 cm)
InscriptionsHandwritten "7265." on underside at center; this is the CMNH object number.
Historical NotesLeather hunting bag formerly owned by Daniel Boone. Purportedly given by Boone to his brother-in-law, Henry Bryan (they married each other's sisters). Donor William E. Scheibler acquired it from the widow of Bryan's several-times-great-grandson namesake. Donated to the Carnegie Museum in January 1924 by William E. Scheibler. Transferred to the Heinz History Center in 2019.

Previous owner Daniel Boone (1734 - 1820)

Previous owner Henry Bryan

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