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Pennsylvania German painted shrank

Tear Sheet


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.

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