Case, Document
Object number2019.10.7
Date1775
MediumWool; Silk; Dye; Plant material
Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History, gift of Edward Gray Craig
DescriptionDocument case with embroidered floral design.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth (Closed): 9 × 4.75 × 1 in. (22.9 × 12.1 × 2.5 cm)Length x Width x Depth (Open): 9 × 9.625 × 0.75 in. (22.9 × 24.4 × 1.9 cm)
InscriptionsHandwritten in ink inside cover is Carnegie Museum collection number "8337/9".
Historical NotesThis case for papers was carried throughout the American Revolutionary War by Major Isaac Craig. It was passed down in the Craig family and donated to the Carnegie Museum by Edward Gray Craig in June 1928. The donor was the great grandson of Major Issac Craig. Transferred to the Heinz History Center in 2019.
Previous owner
Major Isaac Craig
(Irish, 1742 - 1826)
On View
Not on view
Related Object
c. 1946
Pittsburgh Wool Company
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