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On Display: House - Fraktur Room
Chest (Blanket chest)
1800-1825
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Northumberland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pine, white
- Paint
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1957.0099.004
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1957.0099.004
Object Name
Chest (Blanket chest)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Northumberland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
The chest is possibly from Northumberland County based on the stamped rosettes. However, the chest also has elements found on chests from Centre County including the baluster columns and leaves with scalloped edge.
Date
1800-1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Inside of lid.
Inscription: "Ruben J. Carter" or "Ruben Harter"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Religious imagery
- Adam and Eve
- Biblical scene
Materials
- Pine, white
- Paint
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
24.625 (H) x 49.75 (W) x 21.625 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
62.548 (H) x 126.365 (W) x 54.928 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at feet, OD at feet.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published, p.14.Book: Fabian, Monroe H. 1978 The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest.
• Published: p. 169, fig. 167 and p. 211, fig. 241. For related decoration, see also p. 175.Article: Andrews, JeanMarie. 08//1998 Furniture of the Mahantango Valley. Early American Homes. 57-61.
Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 61, fig. 62.Book: Lipman, Jean & Winchester, Alice. 1974 The Flowering of American Folk Art, 1776-1876. 288 p.
• Published: p. 233, fig. 310.Book: Lipman, Jean, et al. 1990 Five Star Folk Art: One Hundred American Masterpieces.
• Published: fig. 83, p. 138.Book: Bird, Michael S. 2002 O Noble Heart: Fraktur and Spirituality in Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
• Published as fig. 54, on p. 62.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2011 From Millbach to Mahantongo: Fraktur and Furniture of the Pennsylvania Germans. American Furniture. 2-119.
• Published: p. 98, fig. 143.Book: Reed, Henry M. 1987 Decorated Furniture of the Mahantongo Valley.
• Published: fig. 15, p. 30.Journal: The Magazine Antiques.
• Listed on p. 426 (December 1926).