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On Display: House - Pennsylvania Folk Art Room
Box
1800-1840
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cedar, white
- Paint
- Tinned sheet iron
Museum Object Number
1967.0928
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.0928
Object Name
Box
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is probably Lancaster County.
Date
1800-1840
Materials
- Cedar, white
- Paint
- Tinned sheet iron
Dimensions (inches)
2.5 (H) x 9.5 (W) x 8.375 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.35 (H) x 24.13 (W) x 21.273 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at the top.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: fig. 1.55, pp. 37 and 237.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.Book: Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published: p. 152.