Vintage immigrant trunk

Order by:. Available to:. Up for auction an antique vintage Norwegian I mmigrant T runk dated It came from a Norwegian farm settlement in the Madison. Wisconsin area.

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A trunk , also known as a travel trunk , is a large cuboid container designed to hold clothes and other personal belongings. They are most commonly used for extended periods away from home, such as for boarding school , or long trips abroad. Trunks are differentiated from chests by their more rugged construction due to their intended use as luggage , instead of the latter's pure storage. Among the many styles of trunks there are Jenny Lind, Saratoga, monitor, steamer or Cabin, barrel - staves , octagon or bevel-top, wardrobe, dome-top, barrel-top, wall trunks, and even full dresser trunks.

And there is, perhaps, no other object more closely tied to the immigrant experience than the immigrant trunk. This trunk was constructed of pine, with simple iron fittings, c. Smithsonian National Museum of American History. This one was used by a Dominican sister from France in