American, Pennsylvania German: Chest, American, Pennsylvania German, 1792, Painted wood, Wooden chests were used in Pennsylvania German households of the 18th and 19th centuries to store personal items and documents, and also occasionally served as seating. Note the painted columns on the front and sides. They evoke the more sophisticated chests produced for the upper classes in Renaissance Germany, which often had elaborately carved architectural elements., Overall: 23 5/8 x 50 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (60 x 127.6 x 56.5 cm).
American, Pennsylvania German: Chest, American, Pennsylvania German, 1792, Painted wood, Wooden chests were used in Pennsylvania German households of the 18th and 19th centuries to store personal items and documents, and also occasionally served as seating. Note the painted columns on the front and sides. They evoke the more sophisticated chests produced for the upper classes in Renaissance Germany, which often had elaborately carved architectural elements., Overall: 23 5/8 x 50 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (60 x 127.6 x 56.5 cm)