1967.1285 Box, Miniature Chest
  • 1967.1285 Box, Miniature Chest
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Box (Miniature chest)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Jonas Weber (Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1845-1850

  • Materials:

    Pine, white; Paint; Tin; Iron

  • Techniques:

    Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1967.1285


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Object Number

1967.1285

Object Name

Box (Miniature chest)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Jonas Weber (Artist)
1810-1876

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

This box was likely made in East Earl Township or Leacock Township, Lancaster County.

Date

1845-1850

Subjects

Landscape

Materials

Pine, white; Paint; Tin; Iron

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

5.626 (H) , 10.25 (L) , 6.811 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.29 (H) , 26.035 (L) , 17.3 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are at the lid.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
Published: fig. 1.54, p. 37.
[Catalogue] Hollander, Stacy C., et al. 2001 American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum.
Related object published on p. 175, catalogue no. 143.
[Book] Hess, Clarke. 2001 Mennonite Arts.
See figure 109 for a similar chest, and figures 110 and 111, p. 67, for other objects attributed to Jonas Weber.
[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.