• Box with initials "G.R." surmounted by a crown, and under it the legend "Stamp Act Rep" March 18, 1766, once owned by John Witherspoon.

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Language:
  • No linguistic content; Not applicable
Creator:
  • Season, James
Call number:
  • C West 25/MOC01 (Ex) 4242, AM 25549
Extent:
  • 1 item ; 5 x 13 x 7 in.. 12.7 x 33 x 17.8 cm.
Format:
  • Visual material
Description:
  • Medium: Pine (wood), Leather, Embossing
  • Item description: English; embossed leather top with handle; curving lid; reads "Stamp Act Repeal, March 18, 1766"; crown inscribed "GR"; inside gives maker's name and address, James Season, London.
  • Provenance: Reputedly the box in which the Repeal of the Stamp Act was brought to America 1776, later the property of President Witherspoon.
Publisher:
  • 1766.
Subject:
  • Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794—Former owner
  • Princeton University—Presidents—18th century—Collectibles
  • Boxes—18th century—Specimens
  • Great Britain. Stamp Act (1765)—Collectibles
  • House furnishings—Specimens
  • Realia
Source acquisition:
  • Gift of William Patton Woods, Class of 1884.
Created:
  • 1766-01-01T00:00:00Z
Date:
  • 1766
Location:
  • Special Collections C West 25/MOC01 (Ex) 4242, AM 25549
Identifier:
  • ark:/88435/dcq237j545t
Edm rights:
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Range label:
  • Logical
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