1955.0095.001 Chest, view 2
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Chest (Blanket chest)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1785-1810

  • Materials:

    Pine, white; Paint; Brass

  • Museum Object Number:

    1955.0095.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1955.0095.001

Object Name

Chest (Blanket chest)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

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

Date

1785-1810

Materials

Pine, white; Paint; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

28 (H) , 50.625 (W) , 22.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

71.12 (H) , 128.59 (W) , 57.79 (D)

Measurement Notes

OD is at the top. OW is at the feet.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
Published: p. 60, fig. 61.
[Article] Mass, Jennifer, et al. 09//2005 Materials of the Pennsylvania German Fraktur Artist. Antiques. 168 (3): 128-135.
Published: p. 128, pl. II.
[Book] Fabian, Monroe H. 1978 The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest.
Published: p. 86, fig. 12; for related examples, see pp. 128-132.
[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
Published: pl. 29.
[Thesis] Keller, Patricia J. 1984 Workmanship, Form and Cultural Identity: The Black-Unicorn Paint-Decorated Chests of Berks County, Pennsylvania. M.A. University of Delaware
Published: p. 107, fig. 19.
[Article] Keller, Patricia J. 10//1991 Black-Unicorn Chests of Berks County, Pennsylvania. Antiques. 140 (4): 592-605.
Published: pp. 596-597, pl. 6.
[Article] Minardi, Lisa. 2011 From Millbach to Mahantongo: Fraktur and Furniture of the Pennsylvania Germans. American Furniture. 2-119.
Published: p. 92, fig. 132.
[Book] Shelley, Donald A. 1961 The Fraktur-Writings or Illuminated Manuscripts of the Pennsylvania Germans. 23.
Published: fig. 287.