Furniture
Compass Artist (Maker)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1800-1840
Tulip poplar; Paint
Painted
1959.1552 A, B
Object Number1959.1552 A, B |
Box (Sliding lid box)
Furniture
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Compass Artist (Maker)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Origin is probably Lancaster County, PA; possibly Lebanon Co.
1800-1840
Tulip poplar; Paint
Painted
2.37 (H) , 8 (W) , 5.87 (D)
6.03 (H) , 20.32 (W) , 14.92 (D)
Text available soon.
[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: fig. 2.43, pp. 88 and 247.
[Article] Cooper, Wendy A., et al. 2009 The Compass Artist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. American Furniture. 62-87.
• Published: fig. 31, p. 76.
[Book] Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published: p. 151.