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Trunk

  • Date 1825
  • Place of Origin Eggedal, Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway
  • Creator Gudbrand Larssen Foss

Trunk with Rococo rosemaling on top, front, and side panels. Heavy embossed and perforated acanthus metal bands.

Painted by Gudbrand Larssen Foss (1759-1844) who lived and worked in Sigdal. –Nils Ellingsgard, 1979

Inscription: M.H.D.M. 1825

  • Materials Wood, metal
  • Dimensions height: 25.5 inches; width: 42.5 inches; depth: 25 inches
  • Identifier / Source LC0120 - Gift of Edward Dahl, Luther College Collection

Subjects:

Folk Art, Kiste, Norwegian Folk Art, Rococo, Rosemaling, Trunk

Citation

, "," Virtual Galleries, accessed July 10, 2025,
https://collections.vesterheim.org/virtual_galleries/trunk-lc0120/