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On Display: House - Kershner Parlor
Chest (Blanket chest)
1778-1778
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Tulip poplar
Museum Object Number
1953.0078.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1953.0078.001
Object Name
Chest (Blanket chest)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1778-1778
Materials
- Tulip poplar
Dimensions (inches)
22.25 (H) x 29 (W) x 22.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
56.515 (H) x 73.66 (W) x 57.15 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at top.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: plate no. 12.Book: Fabian, Monroe H. 1978 The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest.
• For related examples, see pp. 84-132.Thesis: Keller, Patricia J. 1984 Workmanship, Form and Cultural Identity: The Black-Unicorn Paint-Decorated Chests of Berks County, Pennsylvania. M.A. University of Delaware
• Published: p. 117, fig. 29.Article: Keller, Patricia J. 10//1991 Black-Unicorn Chests of Berks County, Pennsylvania. Antiques. 140 (4): 592-605.
• For related examples, see pp. 592-603.