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American: Sea Chest, American, c. 1840, Painted and carved pine, This is a sea chest, or a storage box for a sailor, used to hold clothing and personal items aboard a ship. The name carved at the base probably indicates the chest's owner—a Jim McDivit of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The letter and numeral on the lid might refer to the ship's name, or possibly to someone who owned it before. This chest was illustrated in the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project work-relief program that dispatched artists across the country to create a visual archive of American decorative arts during the Great Depression., Overall: 15 x 37 1/2 x 16 in. (38.1 x 95.3 x 40.6 cm).

American: Sea Chest, American, c. 1840, Painted and carved pine, This is a sea chest, or a storage box for a sailor, used to hold clothing and personal items aboard a ship. The name carved at the base probably indicates the chest's owner—a Jim McDivit of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The letter and numeral on the lid might refer to the ship's name, or possibly to someone who owned it before. This chest was illustrated in the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project work-relief program that dispatched artists across the country to create a visual archive of American decorative arts during the Great Depression., Overall: 15 x 37 1/2 x 16 in. (38.1 x 95.3 x 40.6 cm).
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American: Sea Chest, American, c. 1840, Painted and carved pine, This is a sea chest, or a storage box for a sailor, used to hold clothing and personal items aboard a ship. The name carved at the base probably indicates the chest's owner—a Jim McDivit of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The letter and numeral on the lid might refer to the ship's name, or possibly to someone who owned it before. This chest was illustrated in the Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project work-relief program that dispatched artists across the country to create a visual archive of American decorative arts during the Great Depression., Overall: 15 x 37 1/2 x 16 in. (38.1 x 95.3 x 40.6 cm)
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4341 x 3344 px | 41.5 MB
Taille d'impression:
36.8 x 28.3 cm | 14.5 x 11.1 in (300 dpi)