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On Display: House - Pennsylvania German Bedroom
Box (Miniature chest)
Jonas Weber
1845-1850
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jonas Weber (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pine, white
- Paint
- Tin
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1967.1285
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.1285
Object Name
Box (Miniature chest)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Jonas Weber (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This box was likely made in East Earl Township or Leacock Township, Lancaster County.
Date
1845-1850
Subject(s)
- Landscape
Materials
- Pine, white
- Paint
- Tin
- Iron
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
5.626 (H) x 6.811 (D) x 10.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.29 (H) x 17.3 (D) x 26.035 (L)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at the lid.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: fig. 1.54, p. 37.Catalogue: Hollander, Stacy C., et al. 2001 American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum.
• Related object published on p. 175, catalogue no. 143.Book: Hess, Clarke. 2001 Mennonite Arts.
• See figure 109 for a similar chest, and figures 110 and 111, p. 67, for other objects attributed to Jonas Weber.Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.