Object Number 1959.1552 A, B

Object Name

Box (Sliding lid box)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Compass Artist (Maker)

Place of Origin

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin is probably Lancaster County, PA; possibly Lebanon Co.

Date

1800-1840

Materials

Tulip poplar; Paint

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

2.37 (H) , 8 (W) , 5.87 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6.03 (H) , 20.32 (W) , 14.92 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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.