Place Made

Date Made

1809

Medium

cherry; yellow pine secondary

Dimensions

WOA 12; DOA 7 1/4; HOA 10 1/4

Accession Number

2722

Description

North Carolina piedmont miniature blanket chest of cherry with secondary woods of yellow pine, fitted with a single drawer with turned wooden knob pulls. Shaped bracket feet, with a quarter-round mold under the fascia of the top and on the bed molding. Pasted inside the lid is a handwritten document, mostly torn away, referring to a Russell family geneology. The date 1809, occurring in two places on the document, has been altered to 1709 in the 20th century.

Credit Line

Old Salem Collection