Object Number 1965.1980

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

Date

1800-1840

Materials

Tulip poplar; Paint; Tin

Dimensions (inches)

8.675 (H) , 11.75 (W) , 11.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.034 (H) , 29.845 (W) , 29.845 (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.
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[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• For more info. and related objects see pp. 86-89.