A Decorative Late Victorian Pink Painted Pine Trunk c.1900 sub-Curios 1800 or earlier

1800 or earlier

during the time when Conte Giuseppe Fede was undertaking the earliest concerted excavations there

He was known primarily for his Punch & Judy Shows

1643 G and stamped as such as being by Dresser

Unfortunate John Smyth was clearly not a provident fellow

A Decorative Late Victorian Pink Painted Pine Trunk c.1900 sub-Curios 1800 or earlierOrigin: British Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Depth: 17. 25 Width: 28. 25 Height: 19. 5 The dusty pink painted pine travelling trunk or blanket box having a vacant interior with its original iron carrying handles and hinges, the whole on railed feet for ease of travel, with a wonderful patina and texture to its surfaces and surviving from the zeniths of the nineteenth century. This trunk has some obvious signs of use: there