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Dower Chest Rendered by Carl Strehlau (artist), c. 1940 watercolor and graphite on paper overall: 30.2 x 50.4 cm (11 7/8 x 19 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 53 3/4" long; 24 1/2" high; 23 1/4" deep Index of American Design 1943.8.8098 |
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An architectural arrangement was not always painted onto dower chests but was sometimes built in. This chest is constructed with three recessed panels divided by brown and ivory-colored pilasters. Red and green flowers and stars on an ivory ground provide the decorative motifs. Made in the late eighteenth century, this chest is set on onion feet. It is inscribed with the name of the original owner, "Christina Ernstin."
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