Early-Mid 19th C. Wallpapered Domed Trunk with Fantastic Blue and Newspaper Interior folky shelf proudly signed by a Mary

proudly signed by a Mary E

so best probably to frame it

It seems possible that untying the lace would allow it to come apart some to empty it

who it gives me pleasure to imagine drawing all his favorite players

There are some dings and scrapes to the surface

Early-Mid 19th C. Wallpapered Domed Trunk with Fantastic Blue and Newspaper Interior folky shelf proudly signed by a MaryThat blue! My favorite color on the planet, it just makes me swoon, so no way could I resist this trunk. I think the trunk itselfmade of poplar I believedates to the early 1800s, but I think the wallpaper is mid 19th, because the newspaper lining, I believe added at the same time, shows a date of 1850. (On the back side there are remnants of what appears to be an even earlier wallpaper.) Clearly its been around, with the lock removed and plenty of