1959.2806 Chest

Chest (Box)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1785

  • Materials:

    Tulip poplar; Paint

  • Techniques:

    Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.2806


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.2806

Object Name

Chest (Box)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

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

Date

1785

Materials

Tulip poplar; Paint

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

9.125 (H) , 16.75 (W) , 10.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.178 (H) , 42.55 (W) , 26.035 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at feet. OD at top.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
Published: p. 67, fig. 67.
[Catalogue] Garvan, Beatrice B. & Hummel, Charles F. 1982 The Pennsylvania Germans: a celebration of their arts, 1683-1850. An exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Published: checklist no. 57, p. 177.
[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. 121, fig. 33.
[Article] Keller, Patricia J. 10//1991 Black-Unicorn Chests of Berks County, Pennsylvania. Antiques. 140 (4): 592-605.
Published: p. 602, pls. 11 and 11a.