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On Display: House - Pennsylvania German Bedroom
Chest of drawers
1834
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Northumberland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pine, yellow
- Paint
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1964.1517
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.1517
Object Name
Chest of drawers
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Northumberland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Creation place is the Mahantongo Valley, sometimes defined more precisely as the Schwaben Creek Valley, in Northumberland and Schuylkill Counties.
Date
1834
Materials
- Pine, yellow
- Paint
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
51 (H) x 42.375 (W) x 21 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
129.54 (H) x 107.633 (W) x 53.34 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at top, OD at top.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• For more info., see pp. 130-34.Book: Reed, Henry M. 1987 Decorated Furniture of the Mahantongo Valley.
• Published: fig. 24, p. 38.Book: Weiser, Frederick S. & Sullivan, Mary Hammond. 1980 Decorated Furniture of the Schwaben Creek Valley. 333-394.
Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2011 From Millbach to Mahantongo: Fraktur and Furniture of the Pennsylvania Germans. American Furniture. 2-119.
• For more info. and related objects, see pp. 94-97.