Antique Folk-Painted Scandinavian Immigrant Storage Trunk with Lift-Top Lid Dr Scholl making early quarantine signage like

making early quarantine signage like this a stark reminder of pre-modern epidemic control practices

and executive offices where both durability and style were paramount

and workshops during the mid-20th century

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25" W x 16" dia x 23" H

Antique Folk-Painted Scandinavian Immigrant Storage Trunk with Lift-Top Lid Dr Scholl making early quarantine signage likeRectangular wooden immigrant trunk with a hinged lift top lid, raised on an integral scalloped base. The exterior is painted in a deep oxblood brown ground and decorated with hand painted folk motifs throughout, including curling scrollwork borders, stylized floral elements, and central cartouche panels rendered in muted blue, green, cream, and ochre pigments. The front panel features painted name style lettering flanked by floral sprays, a