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Historical Clippings Book - Fashion (HC-17) (451 pages)
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BLANKET CHEST, New England.
Catalogued as “‘odd and old affair.”
Charming design resembling
fleur-de-lis covers front
and ends. (PVMA)
NEW YORK Painted Furniture
Samuel Lane of Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, signed a chest dated 1719,
ornamented chiefly in black and white scrolls, stylized tree shapes and fleurs-delis. John Allis of Hatfield, Massachusetts, and other joiners of the Hadley area
concentrated on chests which were carved and then painted to accent the incised
designs. The Hadley chests have a space in the middle panel for the initials of
the owner. The painting on the Guilford chests and those made by innkeeper-drum
maker Robert Crosman in Taunton was stylized and rather dainty, often having
light colors on a dark ground, with white showing prominently. Tulips, along with
other flowers, and birds were intertwined with vines and foliage. There is a similarity to crewel patterns.
Romantic names describe the wood from which the furniture was made (the
Q@ was often mixed when pieces were to be painted): sugar-tree wood, gumwood or bilsted, tulip poplar. Oak, maple, birch and pine were also favorites.
New York State chests were usually pine. Decoration of the pieces which have
been identified is simpler than in New England. One pattern such as an urn with
flowers is featured, and complementary borders follow lines of construction.
Chairs and settees of the Windsor type were striped and banded in various colors which contrasted with the background. Cradles were treated similarly; yellow
was a favorite color, complemented by stripes and bands of red or green. These
pieces were apt to feature brush-stroke sprays or clusters of varying complexity.
LOW CHEST, eighteenth century,
Saybrook, Connecticut. Flowing
decoration with white prominent
resembles work of Charles Guillam. (W)
JULY, 1966
SMALL CHEST, about a foot square.
Banding and striping were popular
during the nineteenth century. (Sh)
CHEST, pine, early eighteenth century. Guilford,
Connecticut. Color combination is familiar,
perhaps trade-mark of a single decorator. (M)
LOW CHEST, New York State.
Piece found in Kingston.
This type is sometimes called a camphor chest,
after small compartment
holding moth protection. (NYHS)
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STAND. The top of this dainty
one-drawer table is ornamented
with a skillfully executed
basket of colorful fruit. (Sh)
TRINKET BOX is artistically trimmed
with fruit, birds and butterflies.
Lid is lifted with a drawer-pull
handle made of brass. (C)
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