1959.2803 Chest, view 1
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Chest (Blanket chest)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Christian Seltzer (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Jonestown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1796

  • Materials:

    Pine, hard; Pine, white; Tulip poplar; Paint; Iron

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.2803


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.2803

Object Name

Chest (Blanket chest)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Christian Seltzer (Maker)
1749-1831

Place of Origin

Jonestown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Southeastern Pennsylvania

Date

1796

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Proper left urn; "Chris / tian Seltzer / Im [ill.]ar / 1796."

Materials

Pine, hard; Pine, white; Tulip poplar; Paint; Iron

Construction Description

Feet restored.

Dimensions (inches)

23.5 (H) , 52.126 (W) , 22.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

59.69 (H) , 132.4 (W) , 57.785 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are at feet.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
Published in plate 15.
[Book] Fabian, Monroe H. 1978 The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest.
Published: fig. 211, p. 192.
[Thesis] Perkins, Stephen. 2001 Command You Me From Play Every Minute of the Day. M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
Published: fig. 18, p. 69.
[Thesis] Falk, Cynthia Gayle. 2000 Constructing Identity through Belongings and Buildings: Pennsylvania Germans in the New Nation. Ph.D. University of Delaware

[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
Published: fig. 2.47, pp. 90 and 247.
[Article] Fraser (Brazer), Esther Stevens. 02//1927 Pennsylvania German Dower Chests Signed by the Decorators. Antiques. 11 (2)
Published: figs. 5 and 5a, p. 122.
[Article] Fraser (Brazer), Esther Stevens. 04//1927 Pennsylvania German Dower Chests, Part II. Antiques. 11 (4)
For related examples and additional info., see pp. 280-283.
[Article] Fraser (Brazer), Esther Stevens. 1927 Pennsylvania German Dower Chests, Part III. Antiques. 11 (6)
For related examples and additional info., see pp. 474-476.
[Article] Fraser (Brazer), Esther Stevens. 1925 Pennsylvania Bride Boxes and Dower Chests, Part II: County Types of Chests. Antiques. 8 (2)
For related examples, see p. 83.
[Article] Rohland, Gretchen Krause. 2010 The Craftsmen of Decorated Dower Chests, Tall Case Clocks, and Fancy Woven Coverlets of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Lebanon County Historical Society. 19 (4): 1-56.
Published: p. 9.
[Book] Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
Published: p. 138.
[Article] Minardi, Lisa. 2013 Philadelphia, Funriture, and the Pennsylvania Germans: A Reevaluation. American Furniture. 196-292.
Published: p. 201, fig. 8.