Blanket Chest

Date1760-1820

MediumYellow Pine. Wood microscopically analyzed

DimensionsOH: 22 1/2"; OW: 41"; OD: 17 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1936-39

DescriptionBlanket chest; flat, rectangular top with rounded edges, attached to chest with pair of replaced cotter pin hinges at rear; deep, rectangular chest composed of four boards, dovetailed at corners; wide baseboards at sides and front with molded upper edges; pair of elipses cut out of baseboard at front to form bracket feet at either side and unusual, shaped third support at centerMark(s)None found