Object Number 1957.1105

Object Name

Chest (Blanket chest)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Origin is probably Mahantango Creek Valley, Northumberland and Schuylkill Counties.

Date

1800-1825

Materials

Pine, white; Paint; Brass; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

29.375 (H) , 50.875 (W) , 22.875 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

74.612 (H) , 129.222 (W) , 58.102 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are at top.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 87, pp. 146-47.
[Journal] The Magazine Antiques.
• Published in vol. 14, no. 3, (September 1928), p. 189.
[Book] Fabian, Monroe H. 1978 The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest.
• Published: p. 166, fig. 161; see also p. 163.
[Article] Minardi, Lisa. 2013 Philadelphia, Funriture, and the Pennsylvania Germans: A Reevaluation. American Furniture. 196-292.
• Published: p. 279, figs. 123, 124.
[Catalogue] Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: fig. 78, p.58