The Elliot’s Trunk
The Elliot’s Trunk
FUR.000126
Furniture
Mid-1900s
Unknown
N/A
Metal
18.1 × 24.4 × 18.4 in. (46 × 62.2 ×46.8 cm)
Not on View
This large metal trunk was owned by Jim and Elisabeth Elliot and used during their time in Ecuador among the Waodäni people. It was kept by Elisabeth for the rest of her life, with items from her time in the Amazon, as well as items that belonged to her late husband, Jim, stored within.
Created in the mid-1900s by Dennison Manufacturing Company (1844–1990), Massachusetts.[1] Acquired in the 1950s by Jim (1927–1956) and Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015);[2] Via widowhood in 1956 to Elisabeth Elliot, Ecuador; Via widowerhood in 2015 to Lars Gren, Little Rock, Arkansas; Donated in 2020 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] Tag tied on the handle, “Dennison MFG. CO. U.S. EC.” [2] Written on the lid in faded black ink, “Elisabeth Elliot, Franconia, New Hampshire.” Elisabeth and her daughter, Valerie, moved back to their family home in Franconia, New Hampshire, in 1963.
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