Early-Mid 19th C. Wallpapered Domed Trunk with Fantastic Blue and Newspaper Interior apple cutting board losing the toe of one

losing the toe of one foot along the way and acquiring what look like some white paint spatters on one arm

which I think adds to its texture rather than detracts

But as there are two complete sheets and also two with some of the animals long ago removed

with color very vivid

that made the best of the best

Early-Mid 19th C. Wallpapered Domed Trunk with Fantastic Blue and Newspaper Interior apple cutting board losing the toe of oneThat blue! My favorite color on the planet, it just makes me swoon, so no way could I resist this trunk. I think the trunk itselfmade of poplar I believedates to the early 1800s, but I think the wallpaper is mid 19th, because the newspaper lining, I believe added at the same time, shows a date of 1850. (On the back side there are remnants of what appears to be an even earlier wallpaper.) Clearly its been around, with the lock removed and plenty of