St. Olaf College 3-D object collection ➔ Wooden box owned by H.T. Ytterboe
Wooden Handicrafts
Creation: undated Single
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A wooden box decorated with ornate carvings and a false bottom compartment. The initials "HTY" and the date "1857" are carved into the bottom of the trunk. The year is likely associated with Ytterboe's birth year rather than the date of the artifact.
A wooden box decorated with ornate carvings and a false bottom compartment. The initials "HTY" and the date "1857" are carved into the bottom of the trunk. The year is likely associated with Ytterboe's birth year rather than the date of the artifact.
Storage ➜ Special Collections Suite ➜ 277A
"Received from the Norwegian-American Historical Association, one large wooden box owned by H.T. Ytterboe, with his initials carved in the bottom. Includes many decorative carvings, false bottom. Filed: Added to Museum Items, New Aisle 4A." - Description from accession 2020.288
Ytterboe, Halvor T., 1857-1904 (owner)
boxes (containers)
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