Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
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.
Call Number
C West 25/MOC01 (Ex) 4242, AM 25549
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcq237j545t
Publisher
1766.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1766
Extent
1 item ; 5 x 13 x 7 in.. 12.7 x 33 x 17.8 cm.
Source Acquisition
Gift of William Patton Woods, Class of 1884.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
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.

Discovery Information

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

Physical Characteristics

File Count
19

Institutional Information

Collection
The Sid Lapidus '59 Collection on Liberty and the American Revolution
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/d90b8585-3e61-4383-916a-92bc8c81cc28/manifest