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On Display: House - Metalwork Alcove
Chest (Box)
1773
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Tulip poplar
- Sulfur
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1965.2256
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2256
Object Name
Chest (Box)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1773
Materials
- Walnut
- Tulip poplar
- Sulfur
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
7.25 (H) x 14.75 (W) x 8.625 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18.415 (H) x 37.465 (W) x 21.907 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at top.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 22, p.81.Article: Fabian, Monroe H. 1977 Sulfur Inlay in Pennsylvania German Furniture. Pennsylvania Folklife. (Fall)
• Published: fig. 4, p. 4.Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 67, fig. 68.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: p. xxi, fig. 12 and p. 229, fig. 12Book: Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published: p. 133.