Object Details
Description
This leather document box celebrated the repeal of the 1765 Stamp Act, a Parliamentary tax on colonial newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, and playing cards. Most Americans and many Britons in England welcomed the repeal as a way to heal divisions within the empire. Several similar boxes have survived, each with different initials but marked with the same phrase and date.
Credit Line
Carl M. Williams
associated date
1766 03 18
ID Number
PL.295376.01
catalog number
295376.01
accession number
295376
Object Name
Box
Physical Description
leather (overall material)
metal (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 5 1/2 in x 14 1/2 in x 7 3/4 in; 13.97 cm x 36.83 cm x 19.685 cm
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Exhibition
American Democracy
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
used
Stamp Act
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_530070