Antique 1700s Primitive New England Colonial Grain Painted Blanket Chest aafa

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Antique 1700s Primitive New England Colonial Grain Painted Blanket Chest aafa:
$750.00

DESCRIPTION: This is a primitive diminutivevinegar grained blanket chest, from New England circa 1700s for your consideration. The diminutiveblanket chest has shiplap boards and detailed vinegar graining. Shiplap is arough sawn 1-inch thick pine board used for construction of barns, sheds andout buildings. It is used because of its strength and ability to withstand coldand aggressive climates. The shiplap boards are rabbeted to overlap forming awatertight barrier. Vinegar painting has a long history in America. When peoplewere settling this country, most furniture was made from pine or poplar, twowoods that do not have interesting grains. These woods also take paint easily.From 1750 to 1870, people started doing vinegar graining to decorate thesewoods. It was popular from the mid-Atlantic to Boston. Itinerant artists called limners decorated the furniture, tavern signs, panels, house moldings andmore. The sides are attached with wrought iron nails that were handmade in the1700s by a blacksmith (see photos). Theinside of the diminutive blanket chest retains its original paint. The diminutive blanket chest rests on twopine boards as feet. The top of thediminutive blanket chest has a board attached by original hinges but one of thecotter pins has been replaced. The diminutive vinegar grained blanket chestis solid, strong and sturdy with age appropriate drying cracks, wear, loss onone of the bottom board used as legs, and patina (see photos).

MEASUREMENTS: 28 inches long, 17 1/2 inches high, and 17 1/2 inches deep.

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