Trunk

Date1800-1820

Artist/Maker J. Bryant

MediumDeal case covered with leather; brass tacks and handle; iron lock.

DimensionsOH:11 1/4"; OW:20 1/8"; OD:12 1/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1967-318

DescriptionRectangular trunk covered with leather with domed lid hinged at rear; brass bail handle on top; rectangular iron lock plate on front with hinged iron hasp on front of lid (broken); lid and front of trunk banded with thin strips of dark leather fastened with brass tacks; interior lined with two layers of legal papers, the top one apparently an index to the Acts of Parliament from 1790-1800; each layer decorated all over with stencil in circular pattern.
MarkingsLabel attached to inside of lid reads in part:"TRUNK MAKER/TO THE/ROYAL FAMILY/Solid Leather Portmanteau, Water Proof Imperial, and/Iron-Bound Traveling Trunk Manufactory,/22, UNION PASSAGE,/Two Doors BELOW the CORRIDOR./..............J. BRYANT {Following is a long and detailed list of wares. See photo in file.} Label printed by S.Gibbs, 4 New Bond Street, Bath.