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On Display: House - Ulster County Room
Chest (Blanket chest)
1774
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pine, hard
- Iron
- Paint
- Pine-
Museum Object Number
1965.2255
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2255
Object Name
Chest (Blanket chest)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is probably York County, PA. See notes.
Date
1774
Materials
- Pine, hard
- Iron
- Paint
- Pine-
Construction Description
The till may be replaced.
Dimensions (inches)
21.5 (H) x 50.75 (W) x 23 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
54.61 (H) x 128.905 (W) x 58.42 (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.
• Published in fig. 81.Article: Montgomery, Charles F. 1975 American Furniture in 1776. American Art Journal.
Book: Fabian, Monroe H. 1978 The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest.
• Published: p. 124, fig. 77; see also fig. 78.