Box

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Compass Artist

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1800-1840

  • Materials:

    Tulip poplar; Paint; Tin

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.1558


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.1558

Object Name

Box

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Compass Artist

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Origin is probably Lancaster County, PA; possibly Lebanon Co.

Date

1800-1840

Materials

Tulip poplar; Paint; Tin

Dimensions (inches)

12.75 (H) , 15.75 (W) , 10.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

32.385 (H) , 40.005 (W) , 27.305 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are at the base.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Other] Winterthur & Workman Publishing Company. 1992 American Folk Art Calendar (Winterthur).
Published: 1992
[Article] Cooper, Wendy A., et al. 2009 The Compass Artist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. American Furniture. 62-87.
Related examples.
[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
Related examples, pp. 87-89.
[Book] Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
Published: p. 150.