Furniture
Compass Artist
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1800-1840
Tulip poplar; Paint; Tin
1959.1558
Object Number1959.1558 |
Box
Furniture
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Compass Artist
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Origin is probably Lancaster County, PA; possibly Lebanon Co.
1800-1840
Tulip poplar; Paint; Tin
12.75 (H) , 15.75 (W) , 10.75 (D)
32.385 (H) , 40.005 (W) , 27.305 (D)
OW and OD are at the base.
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[Other] Winterthur & Workman Publishing Company. 1992 American Folk Art Calendar (Winterthur).
• Published: 1992
[Article] Cooper, Wendy A., et al. 2009 The Compass Artist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. American Furniture. 62-87.
• Related examples.
[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Related examples, pp. 87-89.
[Book] Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published: p. 150.