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On Display: House - Childs Room
Box
Jonas Weber
1830-1850
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jonas Weber (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pine
- Paint
- Tinned sheet iron
Museum Object Number
1964.0862
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.0862
Object Name
Box
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Jonas Weber (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This box was likely made in East Earl Township or Leacock Township, Lancaster County.
Date
1830-1850
Materials
- Pine
- Paint
- Tinned sheet iron
Dimensions (inches)
2 (H) x 3.625 (W) x 2.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.08 (H) x 9.207 (W) x 5.715 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at side, OD at top.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published: p. 155.Book: Hess, Clarke. 2001 Mennonite Arts.
• See figure 109 for a similar chest, and figures 110 and 111, p. 67, for other objects attributed to Jonas Weber.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• See p. 37 for more works by Weber.