Louis Vuitton Steamer Bag
The soft travel bag sized to fit inside a cabin trunk.
Georges Vuitton, son of the founder, introduced a soft travel bag in 1901 that could lie inside a cabin trunk on steamships. It was meant for keeping dirty laundry during the voyage.
The bag was made in the famous monogram canvas. It shows how the trunk-maker adapted to new travel by steamship and later by air.
Materials: Monogram canvas, leather, brass
Manufacture: Made by Louis Vuitton in Asnières, France, from 1901.
The LV monogram with flowers and stars.
The leather handles and straps.
The brass fittings at the lock.