chest, blanket

Object/Artifact

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

chest, blanket

Entry/Object ID

1953.243.001

Description

Chest, blanket. Dated 1787. Walnut with inlays. Large chest over drawers, also called a kistch; rectangular with hinged lid; two small drawers at bottom. Body, lid, drawers fronts, and bracket feet are walnut; bottom and back and drawer sides and bottom are tulip poplar. Initials of the owner "S L" are inlaid on front flanking lock. Very ornate hand wrought strap hinges on lid. Hinges are stamped "D B" for David Barnhart of Uniontown, who made them; hinges are also marked "SALOME:LM" and "1787" for the owner and the year of construction. Shows typical Pennsylvania German construction techniques. 28"h x 48.5"w x 22.25"d.

Acquisition

Accession

1953.243

Source or Donor

Garner, Florence E.

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note

Original deed of gift reads "chest dated (1787) Salome Lehman". Made for Salome Lehman (1763-1855) of Uniontown, in 1787 before her marriage to Jacob Yon. After her death in 1855, the chest passed to her son, Jacob, Jr., and his wife, Mary. Their daughter, Hannah Salome, inherited the chest and eventually it passed to her daughter, Florence E. Garner, the donor. Donor used it to store wool bed clothing.