A trunk, also known as a travel trunk, is a large cuboid container designed to hold clothes and other personal belongings. They are most commonly used for extended periods away from home, such as for boarding school, or long trips abroad. Trunks are differentiated from chests by their more rugged construction due to their intended use as luggage, instead of the latter's pure storage.
A large trunk with leather handles
A barrel-stave Saratoga trunk with protective metal banding on each of the oak slats
The complete tray compartments of the Saratoga trunk
A steamer trunk dating from the late 1890s to early 1900s.
A Trunk is a form of furniture typically of a rectangular structure with four walls and a removable or hinged lid, used for storage, usually of personal items. The interior space may be subdivided.
Mexican chest from the viceregal era, at the Franz Mayer Museum
German chest with metal band and locking mechanism, c. 1847
External tomb chest of Alejandro María Aguado, 1st Marquis of the Guadalquivir Marshes, at the Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris; made in 1844
Chest (petaca) from colonial Mexico, c. 1772; now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art