STORAGE TRUNK FOR HILLWOOD FURNITURE COVERS

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

Labeled "2nd Floor Hall" in white painted letters, and has paper tag "Hall and Massage Room", contains covers. This trunk was used for storing the furniture covers for a room, as labeled, in the Hillwood mansion. After Marjorie Post’s departure from Hillwood to Camp Topridge for the summer or to Mar-A-Lago for the winter, a crew stayed behind to close Hillwood.

Object name:

STORAGE TRUNK FOR HILLWOOD FURNITURE COVERS

Made from:

plywood

Made in:

Washington, USA

Date made:

1955-1973

Size:

H. 12 × W. 48 × D. 19 1/2 in. (30.5 × 121.9 × 49.5 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

2014.9.23

Signature marks:

LABEL 2nd Floor Hal tag Hall and Massage Room

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973