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ID number:  WB-HC0178
Institution:  Winterbourne House and Garden
Named collection:  Winterbourne House Collection
Title / Object name:  Trunk
Object type:  Trunk
Date made:  1920-1930
Materials:  Wood; Brass; Paper; Textile; Leather

Trunk purchased second-hand in 1940s by Lionel Butler, Medieval Historian, Fellow of All Souls, Professor of Med. Hist. at St. Andrews. Then used by his daughter, donor's wife, at Cheltenham Ladies' College in 1950s. Brass corners, clips and lock. Key missing. Former dispatch labels have been torn off - fragments remain. Leather handles at each side. Two metal studs have been replaced. Name and address written in felt tip on textile lining on inside of lid.

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