LOUIS VUITTON Large travel trunk Brown and beige checkered coated canvas, wooden core, iron side handles. Traces of use and former travels, wood-covered interior with padded lid decorated with fuchsia ribbons (partly missing), rusty irons. H.: 70cm, W.: 110cm, D.: 60cm More sober than the monogrammed models, this checkered trunk evokes the first emblematic productions of Louis Vuitton, founded in 1854. It reflects the ingenuity and refinement of travel equipment designed at the dawn of the 20th century for an elite, mobile and cosmopolitan clientele. Trunks were conceived as portable wardrobes for long journeys by train, liner or horse-drawn carriage. With its sturdy structure and moisture-resistant coated canvas, this model testifies to the quality standards imposed by Louis Vuitton, which also offered made-to-measure fittings. It's easy to imagine this trunk following Emma Calvé on her international tours - a silent witness to her triumphs and stopovers all over the world.