Box

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Compass Artist

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1800-1840

  • Materials:

    Pine, white; Paint; Iron; Tin

  • Museum Object Number:

    1967.0926


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1967.0926

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 probably Southeastern Pennsylvania, Lancaster County.

Date

1800-1840

Materials

Pine, white; Paint; Iron; Tin

Dimensions (inches)

8.5 (H) , 13.875 (L) , 8.875 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.59 (H) , 35.242 (L) , 22.543 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD is at the base.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Cooper, Wendy A., et al. 2009 The Compass Artist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. American Furniture. 62-87.

[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
For related examples, see pp. 86-89.