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Blanket Chest

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1810-1830

GUSN

GUSN-51006

Description

It has a dome top, dovetail construction, iron hinges, a steel lock plate and hasp and it is unpainted.

Details

Descriptive Terms

blanket chests
case furniture
dovetail joints
iron (metal)
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
Pine
Iron
Dovetail
CHEST, BLANKET

Inscription

On the hinged clasp it reads: Pat. Nov./30 [illegible].

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

18.25 x 35.75 x 17.25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.622

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