Dower Chest
This wooden, lift-top chest features stylized vases with flowers, a man standing with a walking stick, and an unusual imbricated pattern on each end. It was likely given to its owner at the time of their wedding or shortly before. The owner would have used it as storage for their linens and valuables.
Artwork Details
- Title:Dower Chest
- Date:ca. 1780
- Geography:Made in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Culture:American
- Medium:Yellow pine
- Dimensions:24 1/2 x 52 1/2 x 23 1/4 in. (62.2 x 133.4 x 59.1 cm)
- Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1933
- Object Number:34.100.8
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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