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On Display: House - Pennsylvania Folk Art Room
Box (Sliding lid box)
Compass Artist
1800-1840
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Compass Artist (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1959.1552 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1552 A, B
Object Name
Box (Sliding lid box)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Compass Artist (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is probably Lancaster County, PA; possibly Lebanon Co.
Date
1800-1840
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
2.37 (H) x 8 (W) x 5.87 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.03 (H) x 20.32 (W) x 14.92 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: fig. 2.43, pp. 88 and 247.Article: Cooper, Wendy A., et al. 2009 The Compass Artist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. American Furniture. 62-87.
• Published: fig. 31, p. 76.Book: Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published: p. 151.