This wooden trunk, painted in a distinctive pink ground, bears the French inscriptions “Le Bonheur” (“Happiness”) and “L’Amitié” (“Friendship”), emblematic of the sentimental values often expressed in decorative furnishings of the period. Such trunks served both practical and symbolic purposes, functioning as storage vessels while also conveying personal or familial ideals through painted ornament. The vibrant coloration and hand-rendered script suggest a work intended to enliven domestic interiors, while its themes reflect the 19th-century European tradition of integrating moral and emotional sentiments into everyday objects.
-Size:
-Materials: painted wood
-Provenance: 19th century
-Made in: France
-Notes: original hand-painted pink surface with inscriptions “Le Bonheur” and “L’Amitié”
This wooden trunk, painted in a distinctive pink ground, bears the French inscriptions “Le Bonheur” (“Happiness”) and “L’Amitié” (“Friendship”), emblematic of the sentimental values often expressed in decorative furnishings of the period. Such trunks served both practical and symbolic purposes, functioning as storage vessels while also conveying personal or familial ideals through painted ornament. The vibrant coloration and hand-rendered script suggest a work intended to enliven domestic interiors, while its themes reflect the 19th-century European tradition of integrating moral and emotional sentiments into everyday objects.
-Size:
-Materials: painted wood
-Provenance: 19th century
-Made in: France
-Notes: original hand-painted pink surface with inscriptions “Le Bonheur” and “L’Amitié”