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PAINTED DOWER CHEST

Offered by: Levy Galleries

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.

More Information

Origin:	United States
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Pine.
Creation Date:	1800
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	7251
Incollect Reference #:	368730

Dimensions

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

Message from Seller:

For over 100 years, and spanning four generations, the Levy family has been involved in the field of top quality Americana. We have been fortunate to work with many of the top private and public collections throughout the world. This is only an introduction to our varied collections of Americana and objects of American interest. We invite you to visit our New York City loft space in Chelsea filled with fine examples of American furniture, silver, ceramics, needlework and painting.