Suede covered trunk with brass studs along the edges, forming a lozenge design in front and a rectangular motif on top. Two cast iron handles on the sides. The interior is lined with red printed white paper.
trunks (containers)
accessories
case furniture
brass (alloy)
iron (metal)
lining (process)
paper (fiber product)
printing (process)
suede
wood (plant material)
geometric patterns
lozenges
Suede
Brass
Unidentified Paper
Iron
Transfer Printed
Lined
Lozenge
Geometric
Studded
TRUNK
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
8.5 x 12 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1530
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