Object Description
A Louis Vuitton Cabin Trunk
Constructed in wood and monogrammed canvas, and edged with brass guards, triple hinged, opening to reveal a tan leather lined interior, one side fitted with wooden hangers on a chrome plated double rail, with a clothes locking bar, the other with compartments; the manufacturer’s label indicating the serial number ‘808403’, and their retail outlets; the exterior strengthened with battens dressed with studs marked ‘LV’, and having a pocket for the owner’s name, a substantial carrying handle, with closure effected with two spring loaded clasps set about a lock bar, with the lockplate bearing the number ‘102932’, indicating a date of circa 1930.
Paris, France, Circa 1930
We are grateful to the Director of the Heritage Department at Louis Vuitton for confirming the date of this trunk.