The History of the Kingdom of The West
Artifacts

Steven and Astrid

Henrik and Leanne

James and Verena

Jean and Ellen

Paul and Carol, Andrew and Patrice, William and Donna

Stefan and Louise

Photos and Contribution by Mark von dem Falkensfenn

Mark is attempting to preserve, repair, and reconstruct missing areas of this ancient piece of regalia (it was used to carry the Royal Regalia in for years). He has the following questions, and hopes someone can help (send responses to the West Kingdom History web minister, and they'll be gotten to Mark):

• Who painted each one and when. (the Paul & Carol, Henrik and Leanne and the Andrew and [Patrice?] panels are signed, only the Paul & Carol panel is dated)
• Contact information for each artist.
• What kind (and brand) of paint each artist used.
• Any other details about materials and working methods would be appreciated as well.
• Whether a picture varnish or other surface coating was applied, either by the artist or subsequently.
• Whether the artist worked from photographs, and if so, where I can get copies of those photos.
• I'd also appreciate any old photos anybody has of the trunk or any of the scenes on it.

All this information will help me in preserving the trunk and in reconstructing missing areas. Educated guesses will be considered, but there's no substitute for facts. And considering how popular the History website is, I suspect there's lots of information out there. -- Mark von dem Falkensfenn

The West Kingdom History Website was created by and is maintained by Hirsch von Henford (mka Ken Mayer).