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On Display: House - Kershner Parlor
Chest (Box)
1785
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1959.2806
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2806
Object Name
Chest (Box)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1785
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
9.125 (H) x 16.75 (W) x 10.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23.178 (H) x 42.55 (W) x 26.035 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at feet. OD at top.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 67, fig. 67.Catalogue: Garvan, Beatrice B. & Hummel, Charles F. 1982 The Pennsylvania Germans: a celebration of their arts, 1683-1850. An exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: checklist no. 57, p. 177.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. 121, fig. 33.Article: Keller, Patricia J. 10//1991 Black-Unicorn Chests of Berks County, Pennsylvania. Antiques. 140 (4): 592-605.
• Published: p. 602, pls. 11 and 11a.