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1800-1860
GUSN-308503
Lift-top blanket chest with single lower drawer and reverse curve apron. Yellow slip around edges of top, face, and drawer edges. Stencil decoration of grapevine, leaves, and flowers . Gilded tin pulls.
blanket chests
wood (plant material)
paint (coating)
gilt paint
stenciling
Chest
Chest, Blanket
Chest, Blanket
Original To Nickels-Sortwell House (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
34 x 44 1/2 x 17 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Frances Sortwell
1958.448
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