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Chest (Blanket chest)
1780-1800
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Jonestown; Pennsylvania; Lebanon; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Pine, white
- Paint
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1967.1467
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.1467
Object Name
Chest (Blanket chest)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Jonestown; Pennsylvania; Lebanon; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is Jonestown, Bethel Township, Lebanon County.
Date
1780-1800
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Pine, white
- Paint
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
22.375 (H) x 49.5 (W) x 22.875 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
56.833 (H) x 125.73 (W) x 58.102 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at feet, OD at left side top.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• On Selzer and related examples, see pp. 89-92.Thesis: Perkins, Stephen. 2001 Command You Me From Play Every Minute of the Day. M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
• More info. on Ranck family.