This small wooden chest, with its original light gray patina, brings a delicate country touch to the home. Sourced second-hand, it has been cleaned inside and out, then highlighted with lovely metal hooks and rustproof hardware on the corners. Its presence naturally lends itself to an entryway or a workshop, where it can hold mail, sewing accessories, or small everyday items. Its size effortlessly fits on a shelf, a console, or at the foot of a piece of furniture, while providing a discreet closed storage solution. Placed in an office with a few notebooks, envelopes, and a ribbon, it creates a sober and tidy scene. Width: 38 cm Depth: 23 cm Height: 24 cm A little history of the trunk One of the oldest known trunks dates back to the golden age of the Egyptian pharaohs. Many chests were indeed found in Tutankhamun's tomb. Even the Greeks and Romans used them for all important travels. Back then, the trunk was a wooden and bronze chest, sometimes adorned with ivory and precious metal decorations. The lid was flat to allow stacking of trunks in the means of transport used. At the discovery of America in 1492, trunks filled with all the new fruits and products of the New World crossed the ocean to reach the Old World. The industrial revolution swept through the 19th century with the advent of a new concept of travel trunks. Gradually, the chest made its way into homes, becoming the perfect container for childhood memories or a handy coffee table!