Trunk
Date1720-1760
OriginGreat Britain
MediumLeather, brass, iron, wood
DimensionsOH: 18"; OW: 22"; OL: 44"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2006-154
DescriptionDome-lid leather-covered trunk with decorative brass nails. Single rows of brass nails outline the front, top, and ends of the trunk; double rows of brass nails outline the edge of the lid; the top and front of the trunk are ornamented with swirled motifs; on the front of the truck, these motifs surround the large, double lobed over an inverted heart over a fish-tail motif, iron lock backplates; iron carrying handles on each end.
ca. 1810
1800
1720-1740
1805-1815
ca. 1775 (movement); 1805-1815 (case)
1760-1770
1790-1800
1775-1785
1815-1830
1808-1820
1775-1790
1700-1730