Trunk
W. Ferguson
Category
Leatherwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, textile and metal
Measurements
360 x 520 mm; 410 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Wilton Place
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 16555
Summary
Leather trunk with leather edgings and handle in brown. Main body covered in black fabric. Two buckles and a central lock on the front. Label on right-hand side reads; GWR / PADDINGTON. White letters on top of case read; V.G. Handwritten brown label attached to left-hand buckle with piece of string reads; THE LADY WRAXALL / TYNTESFIELD / FLAX BOURTON. Pink label inside lid reads; TELEPHONE NO. 1975 VICTORIA . W. FERGUSON / SADDLER AND HARNESS MAKER . TRUNK BAG AND PORTMANTEAU MAKER 60 / KINNERTON STREET . WILTON PLACE LONDON SW . REPAIRS OF ALL KINDS AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE / ESTIMATES. FREE KEYS FITTED. / NAMES PAINTED ON LUGGAGE.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
W. Ferguson, maker