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Chest (Blanket chest)
1741
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Nottingham; Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Chestnut
- Tulip poplar
- Sumac
- Holly
- Maple
- Brass
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1957.1108
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1108
Object Name
Chest (Blanket chest)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Nottingham; Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is probably Nottingham area, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Date
1741
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Chestnut
- Tulip poplar
- Sumac
- Holly
- Maple
- Brass
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
29.625 (H) x 48.25 (W) x 20 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
75.248 (H) x 122.555 (W) x 50.8 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at the top.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Landrey, Greg J. 1996 "Furniture with a Secret: Hidden Compartments Designed to Deceive". American Woodworker. (April)
• Published: p. 51.Article: Eff, Elaine & Fennimore, Donald L. 09//1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Art Tradtition. Antiques.
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: figs. 1.20 and 1.21, pp. 17 and 232Article: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. 2011 Paint, Pattern, and People. Antiques. 160-169.
• Published: p. 163Book: Fabian, Monroe H. 1978 The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest.
• Published: p. 185, fig. 200.Thesis: Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1988 Line-and-Berry Inlaid Furniture: A Regional Craft Tradition in Pennsylvania, 1682-1790. Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
• Published: p. 199, fig. 136.