Teddy’s Travelling Trunk

An image of a large brown suitcase with brass locks at the front.
Teddy's trunk from the Eldon House collection

Country of Origin: Britain 
Year: ca. 1890s
Materials: Leather, wood and brass

Many of the Harris Family children were educated outside the home. In the third generation, George and Lucy’s children; Milly, Ronald, and Teddy, were educated in England. This trunk belonged to Teddy as a boy and was taken with him across the Atlantic. It is a simple box, made of leather and brass fastenings. The trunk comes with a small skeleton key.

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron. We honour and respect the history, languages and culture of the diverse Indigenous people who call this territory home.

We acknowledge all the treaties that are specific to this area: the Two Row Wampum Belt Treaty of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy/Silver Covenant Chain; the Beaver Hunting Grounds of the Haudenosaunee NANFAN Treaty of 1701; the McKee Treaty of 1790, the London Township Treaty of 1796, the Huron Tract Treaty of 1827, with the Anishinaabeg, and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum of the Anishnaabek and Haudenosaunee.

The three Indigenous Nations that are neighbours to London are the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation; Oneida Nation of the Thames; and the Munsee-Delaware Nation who all continue to live as sovereign Nations with individual and unique languages, cultures, and customs.