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The green background and the red and yellow ornamental borders are characteristic of painted furniture from the Schwaben Creek Valley in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. A recent study for the Pennsylvania German Society has determined this chest’s decoration to be unique.
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Title: Chest of Drawers
Date: 1835–40
Geography: Made in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
Culture: American
Medium: White pine, tulip poplar
Dimensions: 45 3/4 x 40 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. (116.2 x 103.5 x 55.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1933
Accession Number: 34.100.10
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