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On Display: House - Kershner Parlor
Box
Compass Artist
1800-1840
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Compass Artist
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
- Tin
Museum Object Number
1959.1558
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1558
Object Name
Box
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Compass Artist
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
- Tin
Dimensions (inches)
12.75 (H) x 15.75 (W) x 10.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
32.385 (H) x 40.005 (W) x 27.305 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at the base.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Other: Winterthur & Workman Publishing Company. 1992 American Folk Art Calendar (Winterthur).
• Published: 1992Article: Cooper, Wendy A., et al. 2009 The Compass Artist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. American Furniture. 62-87.
• Related examples.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Related examples, pp. 87-89.Book: Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published: p. 150.