Name/Title
TrunkEntry/Object ID
76.88Description
Material: wood, metal. Size: 9 1/2" W. x 20 3/4" L. x 16" D. Description: brown painted wood - multicolored rosmaling pattern on all sides - flat top - sloping lid - angle strap metal reinforcements - small drawer at bottom - metal hasp and lock on lid - metal loops on back to attach backpack straps. See notes above.Context
Note with trunk: "Trunk belonging to Knute Esping, in which he carried his clothes, and school supplies, strapped to his back as he walked to the homes of his pupils, where neighborhood children gathered for two weeks in each place, in the early 1860s."Cataloged By
PfenLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
TrunkNomenclature Sub-Class
Personal Carrying & Storage GearNomenclature Class
Personal GearNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal ObjectsCreate Date
October 29, 1988Update Date
April 23, 2025