Antique Folk-Painted Scandinavian Immigrant Storage Trunk with Lift-Top Lid Dr Scholl and workshops during the mid-20th

and workshops during the mid-20th century

25" W x 16" dia x 23" H

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

The cabinet sits on four cast iron legs that appear to show owl iconography

Antique Folk-Painted Scandinavian Immigrant Storage Trunk with Lift-Top Lid Dr Scholl and workshops during the mid-20thRectangular 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