A Victorian hide leather traveling trunk

A Victorian hide leather traveling trunk, second half 19th century, Peal & Co. 487 Oxford St. London, almost certainly for riding boots, the lid impressed for F. W. Clemenston Esq., 19th Hussars, the leading edge for the makers, 42cm high, 67cm wide, 38cm deepProvenance: From the Collection of the late Max Harari F.W. (Francis Woodward) Clemenston is listed in the Alumni Cantabrigienses, he graduated St John's College with a B.A in 1880, passed as a Gentleman Cadet, from the Royal Military College, as a Lieutenant in 1884. he remained in the 19th Hussars, serving in Soudan, and present at the battle of Giniss, he died intestate on the 11th October, 1889. Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with a luggage item of this type and age, there are scratches and gouges and weakness to the string binding, it is missing one leather strap, the other is torn short, some internal straps, no trays or fittings, old baize lining, one strap holding the lid is detached at one edge, the base with indentations and other bruises, the stamps quite faint The measurements are now in the online description it is: 42cm high, 67cm wide, 38cm deepCondition Report Disclaimer