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PAINTED DOWER CHEST

Origin

United States

Period

19th Century

Materials

Pine.

Dimensions

W.	51.5 in;	H.	23 in;	D.	22 in;
W.	130.81 cm;	H.	58.42 cm;	D.	55.88 cm;

Creation Date

1800

Description

Jonestown, Dauphin (now Lebanon County), Pennsylvania.
Probably by Peter Ranck, Circa 1800.

Primary Wood: Pine

Reference: See the painted dower chest with very similar decoration in Monroe H. Fabian The Pennsylvania-German Decorated Chest, plate 242. See also the chest in Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850 by Wendy Cooper and Lisa Minardi, figure 2.49, page 91, as well as the discussion of the Ranck brothers on pages 89-92. Winterthur Museum has the account book of Peter Ranck, but, to date, no signed examples of his chests are known.

Styles / Movements

Traditional

Dealer Reference Number

7251

Incollect Reference Number

368730