Pennsylvania German painted schrank
Schrank
Berk County, Pennsylvania
dated "1761"
Retaining original polychromed, sponged and grain-painted finish
Ht. 80”, Overall width 69 ¾”, Width of case 58 ½”, Overall depth 25”, Depth of case 20 ¾”
The stepped cornice with reeded and dentil molding above two raised panel doors with three drawers below.
Exhibition: The Philadelphia Hosp. Antique Show
Literature: Elizabeth Donaghy Garrett, “Living with Antiques: The Residence of Mr. and Mrs. George J. Dittmar, Jr. in Monmouth County, New Jersey,” The Magazine Antiques, Vol. CXIII, No. 4 (April 1978), p. 832, pl. IV.