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Blanket Chest

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1700-1740

GUSN

GUSN-54921

Description

Painted arch cut from sides form legs; crase molded drawer and chest fronts; incised ornament.

Details

Descriptive Terms

blanket chests
case furniture
leather
oak (wood)
painting (coating)
pine (wood)
flowers (plants)
floral patterns
pine (wood)
Leather
Pine
Oak
Painted
Flower
CHEST, BLANKET

Inscription

In paint on chest front: ""AM""

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

26.375 x 45 x 20.375 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1949.84

Reference Notes

------------. "Ceramic Chinoiserie," Antiques Magazine, August 1941,. [No Publisher].

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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