Trunk with Rococo rosemaling on top, front, and side panels. Heavy embossed and perforated acanthus metal bands. Trunk is locked with no key available. Painted by Gudbrand Larssen Foss (1759-1844) who lived and worked in Sigdal. —Nils Ellingsgard,…
Trunk with Valdres style rosemaling on top, and front and side panels. Trunk is locked with no key available. Probably painted by either Torstein Gudbrandsen Engen or Helge Olsen Kvale. —Nils Ellingsgard, 1979 Inscription: Anna Larsdatter Lysne…
Telemark style rosemaling painted on front and top. Back and side panels painted in background red. Interior is unpainted. The trunk may be from the Sogn region. Trunks with similar style Telemark rosemaling are often found both in Sogn and…
Rosemaling on top, front and side panels, and interior. Rosemaling in interior postdates that on exterior. Fine iron work with pierced escutcheon band on front center. Dimensions: height, 26 inches; width, 46.24 inches; depth, 20.0 inches
Trunk painted in Aust-Agder style. The trunk may have been painted by Jørund Tallaksen Tjørehom. —Nils Ellingsgaard, 1979 The donor purchased the trunk from the granddaughter of Aslag Torgusen Potten. Inscription: Aslag Torgu Sen Potten…
Trunk with rosemaling on front panel. Red background color painted on side, back, and top panels. Interior unpainted. There is a rope handle on one side. Inscription: Ole Olsen Holmene 1832 Trunk was given to donor in the early 1940s by the…
Trunk was painted by Ola Eriksen Tveitejorde who was born in Hol in 1817, died in Ål in 1876. Tveitejorde mostly lived and painted in Voss. The painting on this trunk is typical for the Voss area. —Nils Ellingsgard, 1979 Side and back panels are…
Hallingdal style rosemaling on front panel and cover. Side panels are painted in background color, back panel is red. Iron band down center front. Inscription: GODS 1833 Dimensions: height, 22.25 inches; width, 48.0 inches; depth, 21.75 inches
Telemark style rosemaling on front panel and top. Back and side panels painted in background color. Decoratively cut iron reinforcing bands are on the sides and down the center of the trunk and cover. Painting resembles the work of Knut O.…
Vest-Agder style rosemaling on front and side panels, top, and interior. Inscription Front Panel: TADD føde Anno 1790 Inscription Interior: T A D D 1803