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On Display: House - Lebanon Bedroom
Chest (Box)
1790-1810
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Northampton or Lehigh; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pine
- Ash
- Paint
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1959.2805
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2805
Object Name
Chest (Box)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Northampton or Lehigh; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Date
1790-1810
Materials
- Pine
- Ash
- Paint
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
9.375 (H) x 15.75 (W) x 8.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23.813 (H) x 40.005 (W) x 21.59 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at base, OD at base.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Little, Nina Fletcher. 1980 Neat and Tidy: Boxes and Their Contents Used in Early American households. 205 p.
Article: Schick, Ron. 1982 Pennsylvania German Decorated Furniture. Winterthur Portfolio. November/December
Book: Fabian, Monroe H. 1978 The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest.
• For a related example of a full-size chest, see p. 88, fig. 14.