Trunk, hide-covered, brass tacks, Initials "M.P.D."

Date1780-1820

MediumLeather and brass tacks

DimensionsOH: 20 5/8"; OW: 43 1/2"; OD: 21"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1969-190

DescriptionDome-lid trunk, leather or hide-covered with brass tacks in designs of scrolls and fleur-de-lis. Initials in center of lid in brass tacks "M.P.D." Two iron locks on front of trunk; rounded iron handles with shaped backplates on ends of trunk. Inside covered with textile with a small patterned dot repeat.
MarkingsInitials in brass tacks on lid "M.P.D."