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On Display: House - Pennsylvania German Bedroom
Box (Covered box)
1800-1840
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pine
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1964.1581 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.1581 A, B
Object Name
Box (Covered box)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is probably Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Date
1800-1840
Materials
- Pine
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
4.375 (H) x 7.125 (W) x 11.875 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
11.113 (H) x 18.098 (W) x 30.163 (L)
Measurement Notes
OW at top, OD at top.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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: no. 62, p. 178.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• For a related example, see p. 37.Book: Hess, Clarke. 2001 Mennonite Arts.
• For a related example, see p. 29.Book: Garvan, Beatrice B. 1982 The Pennsylvania German Collection.
• For related examples, see p. 11, nos. 6-7.