Furniture
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1838
Pine, yellow; Wood; Paint; Brass
1959.2974
Object Number1959.2974 |
Desk (Slant-front desk)
Furniture
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Creation place is the Mahantongo Valley, sometimes defined more precisely as the Schwaben Creek Valley, in Northumberland and Schuylkill Counties.
1838
Pine, yellow; Wood; Paint; Brass
52.5 (H) , 42.75 (W) , 22 (D)
133.35 (H) , 108.585 (W) , 55.88 (D)
OW is at the top. OD is from the top to the lid.
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[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• For more info. and related examples, see pp. 130-34.
[Book] Weiser, Frederick S. & Sullivan, Mary Hammond. 1980 Decorated Furniture of the Schwaben Creek Valley. 333-394.
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[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• For more info. and related examples, see pp. 94-98.
[Book] Reed, Henry M. 1987 Decorated Furniture of the Mahantongo Valley.
• Published: fig. 27, p. 42.
[Article] Minardi, Lisa. 2011 From Millbach to Mahantongo: Fraktur and Furniture of the Pennsylvania Germans. American Furniture. 2-119.
• For more info. and related objects, see pp. 94-97.