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Blanket Chest

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1850-1920

GUSN

GUSN-2783

Description

Rectangular bright aqua blue-painted pine blanket chest; overhanging hinged lid above projecting front and rear panels; inset sides with bracket feet; nailed and glued construction.

Details

Descriptive Terms

blanket chests
case furniture
nailing
painting (coating)
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
Pine
Painted
Nailed
CHEST, BLANKET

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1991.1333

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

24.25 x 27 x 13.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1233

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