It has a dome top, dovetail construction, iron hinges, a steel lock plate and hasp and it is unpainted.
blanket chests
case furniture
dovetail joints
iron (metal)
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
Pine
Iron
Dovetail
CHEST, BLANKET
On the hinged clasp it reads: Pat. Nov./30 [illegible].
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
18.25 x 35.75 x 17.25 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.622
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