Name/Title
Steamer TrunkEntry/Object ID
2007.14.002Description
A wooden trunk measuring 17" x 28½" x 20". There is a light gray metal strip measuring 11½" wide located in the middle of the trunk and it goes up the front, over the top and down the back. The strip has a flower-embossed design. The same metal design is also predominent on both sides. The trunk also has a dark metal strip on either side of the embossed metal and extends beyond the sides. On the top of these metals and on the lid are wooden slats alternating wide (2¾"), narrow (1-3/8"), wide, narrow, and wide. There is another narrow wooden slat on the front lid. All the way around the middle of the trunk is a wide wooden band (4 wide slats). At the bottom in the front and back there is a wide wooden slat. At the same spot on the sides there are metal strips. All corners of the slats have metal fittings. The fittings and dark metals are fastened with round, flat-headed metal tacks. There is a 1¼" metal strip around the bottom of the lid. The front has a hinged metal lock with a key hole. The top part is anchored by 3 nails. On either side of the lock toward the edges is a metal latch. On either side of the trunk are fittings for handles, although the handles themselves are missing. The inside is paper covered wood. The paper has yellowed, but there are green strips of 3 lines per strip making open green squares. Under the lid is a colored picture of a sailing vessel with an American flag pulling two row boats. At the top under the lid there is a decorative orange and green design. The trunk has an insert made of paper covered wood. There is a long (4" x 25½") compartment at the back, a retangular compartment on the front left (9-12" x 15¾"), and on the front right is a covered compartment (9½" x 9¾"). The lid has a black and white picture of a sailing vessel inside another orange and green decorative bordered square. This compartment has a 2" long flat metal lifter. There are openings on either side of the insert for lifting. The main compartment of the trunk measures 15" x 26½" x 12½".Material
Wood with metal stripping.