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Chest (Blanket chest)
1810-1825
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Virginia; Wythe; South; United States; North America
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
- Iron
Museum Object Number
2010.0046
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle and partial gift of Roddy and Sally Moore
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Object Number
2010.0046
Object Name
Chest (Blanket chest)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Virginia; Wythe; South; United States; North America
Date
1810-1825
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
25.675 (H) x 52.25 (W) x 23.175 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
65.215 (H) x 132.715 (W) x 58.864 (D)
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.