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STORAGE TRUNK FOR HILLWOOD FURNITURE COVERS

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

Long storage trunk labeled "Front Hall" on front in white painted letters, contains original 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:
2014.9.3
Signature marks:
LABEL Front Hal front
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973