chest, blanket

Name/Title

chest, blanket

Entry/Object ID

1994.007.033

Description

Chest, blanket. Pine, 26.5" x 50" x 24.875". Dove-tailing is evident at the side corners. The wood making up the chest bottom protrudes .25" making a molding-like detail, and the chest lid is bordered by an attached raised molding. Otherwise the chest is flat on all sides. It has ball feet 5" high. The chest has a double hinged lid, and a metal key lock. Part of the lock appears to be missing from the lid's underside. There is a wood lid support arm attached by one screw to the left side interior of the chest. The chest has been painted a dark reddish to blackish mahogany color. 1800-1850

Acquisition

Accession

1994.007

Source or Donor

Shriner, Thelma Walden

Acquisition Method

Bequest

General Notes

Note

Was in the front bedroom on the second floor of Hard Lodging. Descended in the Shriner family.