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Chest (Blanket chest)
1788
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
- Iron
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1959.2804
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2804
Object Name
Chest (Blanket chest)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is probably Berks County based on location of original owner. See notes.
Date
1788
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
- Iron
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
28.25 (H) x 49.375 (W) x 23.875 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
71.755 (H) x 125.41 (W) x 60.642 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is at feet. OD is at top.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published in plate 13.Book: Fabian, Monroe H. 1978 The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest.
• Published: p. 157, fig. 140 and p. 196, fig. 217.Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 60, fig. 60; p.106, cat.no. 1.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2011 From Millbach to Mahantongo: Fraktur and Furniture of the Pennsylvania Germans. American Furniture. 2-119.
• Published: p. 61, fig. 88.Article: Fraser (Brazer), Esther Stevens. 1925 Pennsylvania Bride Boxes and Dower Chests, Part II: County Types of Chests. Antiques. 8 (2)
• Published: p. 81, fig. 5.Book: Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published: p. 139.Book: Shelley, Donald A. 1961 The Fraktur-Writings or Illuminated Manuscripts of the Pennsylvania Germans. 23.
• Published: fig. 289.