2008.0008 Blanket Chest
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Chest (Blanket chest)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1781

  • Materials:

    Walnut; Tulip poplar; Pine, white; Sumac; Maple; Brass; Iron

  • Museum Object Number:

    2008.0008


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2008.0008

Object Name

Chest (Blanket chest)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle.

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Probably Pikeland Township area.

Date

1781

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Front; Inlaid "17 ML 81"

Materials

Walnut; Tulip poplar; Pine, white; Sumac; Maple; Brass; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

28.25 (H) , 47.875 (W) , 21.875 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

71.755 (H) , 121.603 (W) , 55.563 (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. 1.85, pp. 54 and 241.