“MALLE-CHAPEAUX POUR DAME” WOMEN’S HAT TRUNK
Creator(s): Louis Vuitton (Firm)
Currently in storage
About this object
The exterior of the Louis Vuitton women’s hat trunk is in leather with brass corners and hinges (all stamped) and two leather handles. It bears painted black marks and numbers and a yellow, white and blue stripe. Inside, the hinged almost square lid is lined in ivory linen. It reveals a lined in orange canvas interior with a removable tray and a large hat basket both lined in ivory linen.
- Object name:
- “MALLE-CHAPEAUX POUR DAME” WOMEN’S HAT TRUNK
- Made from:
- leather --brass --fabric --metal --wood
- Made in:
- France
- Date made:
- 1927
- Size:
- H. 30 in., W.28 3/8 in., D. 27 1/2 in.
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 2014.16.4
- Signature marks:
- painted in blue in a yellow medallion: “M”; in black: “M.P. 61” / “M. P. D. 61” exterior STAMP “Louis Vuitton” on head of nails, brass corners and hinges: STAMP “LV”/ “Déposé” on locks STAMP 70 Champs Elysées / Paris / Louis Vuitton / London / […] / Made in France / 052055 on main lock “Louis Vuitton” on fabric under the lid (several times) LABEL “[…] blue […]” old label LABEL “Louis Vuitton / LV 774030 LV / Paris - 70, Champs-Elysées / 149 New-Bond St. London. W / Nice / 12 Ave. de Verdun, Lille / 34, rue Faidherbe”
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973