The Chivalrous Trunk

This old trunk has seen much in its long life and it has traveled much. Moving across the pond over the years. But most importantly it has stored many pretty things. Things such as pillowcases, and tablecloths and shams... But it is mostly remembered for having held a thing once known as a dowry. Now if that concept is not vintage, well I don't know what is. It held lace doilies and needlepoint works and other handmade objects that were made by my mother a life time ago.

As I said it was old, and in need of repair or at least some sort of camouflage. For the longest time I didn't know what to do with this old trunk, till I happened upon this old book about a chivalrous Knight named Ivanhoe. The book was quite old with yellowed pages.





Now this could not be a coincidence, that a book of chivalry should cover a trunk full of things from days gone by when chivalry was still prevailant.





Using Mod Podge I was able to cover the whole trunk with the paper from the old book.





But it was not enough, I wanted a weathered look and so I added a coat of walnut tinted Varnish on top of the mod podge. And so my trunk was finished.





Now you are probably wondering why I have called it the "Chivalrous Trunk". And you are right to wonder. In this fine trunk, many years ago, my mother had stored a treasure.





It was a dowery she had left for me before she passed away, 35 years ago. If you would like to see this treasure, please visit my blog.







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