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1811-1817
GUSN-41197
Trunk covered in brown and white cowhide. Brass tack and leather trim around edges. Oval brass tack decoration around keyhole. Slightly domed lid. Wallpaper lined interior, vertical drapery swags framing a continuous vine with large-scale leaves. Block printed in black and white on blue ground.
trunks (containers)
wallpapers
wood (plant material)
cowhide
wallpapers
Leather
Trunk
A2313
Unknown
11 1/2 x 27 x 13 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Accession
1980.114
1811-1817 (Wallpaper dates)
Title Wallpaper Fragments Accession Number 1972.99
Title Accession Number
Title Wallpaper Accession Number 2000.258A
Block Printed
Blue
Handmade
Laid
Paper
Drapery
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