Rare & Important Primative Red Painted Connecticut Chippendale Wood Blanket Chest Circa: 1770-1790 Origin: Lower Connecticut River Valley Height: 26 1/2", Length: 48", Depth: 18" The Bold Shaping Of The Skirt Board Relates To That On A Similar Chest From The Glastonbury, Connecticut Area, Illustrated In William Hosley, The Great River, Art & Society Of The Connecticut Valley, 1635-1820 (Hartford, 1985), Page 217, Cat. No. 97. Provenance: Nadeau's Auctions, Windsor, Connecticut & The Collection Of Marguerite And Arthur Riordan, Stonington, Connecticut. In An Outstanding State Of Preservation Original Surface, & Original Hinges. Choice Condition
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