2010.0046 Chest
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Chest (Blanket chest)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Place of Origin:

    Wythe, Virginia, South, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1810-1825

  • Materials:

    Tulip poplar; Paint; Iron

  • Museum Object Number:

    2010.0046


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Object Number

2010.0046

Object Name

Chest (Blanket chest)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle and partial gift of Roddy and Sally Moore

Place of Origin

Wythe, Virginia, South, United States, North America

Date

1810-1825

Materials

Tulip poplar; Paint; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

25.675 (H) , 52.25 (W) , 23.175 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

65.215 (H) , 132.715 (W) , 58.864 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fabian, Monroe H. 1978 The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest.
For a related example, see p. 105, fig. 45.
[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
Published: figs. 2.51-2.52, pp. 92 and 248.
[Article] Moore, J. Roderick. 09//1982 Painted Chests from Wythe County, Virginia. Antiques. 122 (3): 516-521.
Published: pl. 3, on p. 517.