Sugar Chest

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Title

Sugar Chest

Description

Sugar was an expensive and coveted luxury item in frontier households. The chest protected sugar from theft or flies, and was also a status symbol indicating a household's socio-economic status. This sugar chest belonged to Elizabeth Tyler Sturgeon (1791-1833). The Tylers were early colonists in Jefferson County who had a cluster of family farms near Floyd's Fork.

Source

1926.1, Museum Collection, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky

Format

furniture

Identifier

1926.1

Citation

“Sugar Chest,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 20, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/5821.