TRUNK
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- TOP TRUNK
- Date Range From
- 1890
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Materials
- COMPOSTITE, LEATHER, IRON, WOOD
- Catalogue Number
- P19738496000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- TOP TRUNK
- Date Range From
- 1890
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Materials
- COMPOSTITE, LEATHER, IRON, WOOD
- No. Pieces
- 3
- Height
- 68.6
- Length
- 90.5
- Width
- 56.5
- Description
- METAL AND WOODEN STAVES. 1 LEATHER HANDLE MISSING. HINGED BODY TRAY, WITH SEPARATE PARASOL CASE, PACKING PARTITION AND BONNET, GLOVE AND HAT BOX. INSIDE - GREY LINEN FACED, GOLD, RED, BROWN, GREEN, BLACK, WHITE, PINK & PURPLE. "4" ON FRONT FASTENERS. MALLEABLE CORNERS. WOODEN BOTTOM, METAL STAVES. 2 STRIPS OF COTTON CLOTH ATTACHED TO LID AND BODY OF TRUNK ON EACH SIDE. PICTURE OF 2 LOVERS, WOMAN AND GOLDFISH, BUST OF A WOMAN PASTED ON INTERIOR. FRONT HANDLE ON LID BROKEN OFF. BRASS LOCK. WOOD IS LIKELY OAK. OUTER WOOD SURFACE COVERED WITH FELT. PATTERN FELT IS STAR-SHAPED WITH BORDERS. SOME FELT IS DETERIORATING. TRUNK IS ROUNDED AT TOP. TWO PARTS OF LEATHER HANDLE FOUND INSIDE TRUNK. SKELETON KEYHOLE ON LOCK.
- Subjects
- PERSONAL GEAR
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- REF: MONTGOMERY WARD CATALOG 1894 *UPDATE* IN 2010, NICOLE HEMBROFF, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT, CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF PALLET RACKING. DONOR IS DECEASED. ACCORDING TO DOROTHY FLYNN (VERENA FORD'S SISTER) THE TRUNK WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE HOME OF FRED JAMES WHO LIVED AT 711 3RD ST. SOUTH, LETHBRIDGE, AB. HE DROVE THE FIRST TRAIN ACROSS THE HIGHLEVEL BRIDGE FROM WEST TO EAST. IT SAT UPSTAIRS IN VERENA’S BATHROOM. GRANT FORD (VERENA'S SON) THOUGHT THE TRUNK WOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO VERENA FORD BY HER MOTHER.
- Catalogue Number
- P19738496000
- Acquisition Date
- 1972-05
- Collection
- Museum
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