Category

FURNITURE

Object Name

CHEST, BLANKET

Maker/Artist

Unknown

Place Made

Abbeville/Anderson County, South Carolina – attributed

Date

c.1800

Dimensions

[Overall Ht]27 1/4″ __[Overall Wdth]45 3/4″ __[Overall Depth]19″

Description

Blanket chest, examples of which occur on both sides of the Savannah River, is notable for large scale and feet, which Dale Couch connects to Germanic influence, likely central or upper South Carolina influence

Object Location

private collection

Photo Number

NN-2369

File Location

SCU-4-7

History

Owner purchased from estate of Mr. Ralph Parker, who died in 1996 at age 90. Mr. Parker was born in Anderson County, South Carolina, and was a descendant of pioneers of Anderson County. Mr. Parker’s brother said the furniture in the house had been made for the house, which is of antebellum date, and descended from the Parker line exclusively.

Joinery

seven dovetails join each corner of case; drawing of dovetailed corner is included in sleeve; drawing of molded top edge of foot section is in sleeve – both end and front sections are composed of one-board each section; drawing of profile of molding nailed to edges of top is in sleeve.

Examined

Dale Couch (not examined by MESDA) __Yes __ __ __Mr. Couch is with the Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia