Travelling trunk
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
1907
Materials
Wood, Linen, Leather, Metal
Measurements
570 x 820 x 525 mm
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Tredegar, Newport
NT 1552818
Summary
Travelling trunk. Louis Vuitton travelling turnk with wooden, nail-studded supporting bars to front, back and lid. Exterior is leather-covered with pattern of distinctive inter-twined LV and other motifs, reinforced corners. Cream quilted interior to lid, and inside, removable wooded linen-covered trays. Iron drop handles to sides. Covered with destination labels.
Provenance
Part of the collection on loan to the National Trust from Newport Museum and Galleries.
Marks and inscriptions
On label inside lid: [1 Rue Scribe Paris/Louis Vuitton/149 New Bond/Street London]