Furniture
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1834
Pine, yellow; Paint; Brass
1964.1517
Object Number1964.1517 |
Chest of drawers
Furniture
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Creation place is the Mahantongo Valley, sometimes defined more precisely as the Schwaben Creek Valley, in Northumberland and Schuylkill Counties.
1834
Pine, yellow; Paint; Brass
51 (H) , 42.375 (W) , 21 (D)
129.54 (H) , 107.633 (W) , 53.34 (D)
OW at top, OD at top.
Text available soon.
[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• For more info., see pp. 130-34.
[Book] Reed, Henry M. 1987 Decorated Furniture of the Mahantongo Valley.
• Published: fig. 24, p. 38.
[Book] Weiser, Frederick S. & Sullivan, Mary Hammond. 1980 Decorated Furniture of the Schwaben Creek Valley. 333-394.
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[Article] Minardi, Lisa. 2011 From Millbach to Mahantongo: Fraktur and Furniture of the Pennsylvania Germans. American Furniture. 2-119.
• For more info. and related objects, see pp. 94-97.