A PAINT-DECORATED BLANKET CHEST
A PAINT-DECORATED BLANKET CHEST

POSSIBLY GEORGIA, DATED 1871

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A PAINT-DECORATED BLANKET CHEST
Possibly Georgia, dated 1871
The rectangular hinged lid with molded edges opening to a compartmented interior fitted with a sliding panel above a conforming case decorated with stylized foliate motifs in green and yellow on red and green grounds centering the initials "JH" over "1871" above a conforming molded base, on tapering feet with yellow detailing on a red ground
21in. high, 37in. wide, 16in. deep
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According to family tradition, this chest was made for Jane Hall, a great-great granddaughter of Lyman Hall, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia