Furniture
Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1785
Tulip poplar; Paint
Painted
1959.2806
Object Number1959.2806 |
Chest (Box)
Furniture
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1785
Tulip poplar; Paint
Painted
9.125 (H) , 16.75 (W) , 10.25 (D)
23.178 (H) , 42.55 (W) , 26.035 (D)
OW at feet. OD at top.
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[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.