Blanket Chest
Object type: Blanket chest
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American, Shaker
Artist: United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”)
Artist bio: American, active ca. 1750–present
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1835–75
Medium: Pine
Dimensions: 29 1/8 x 38 3/4 x 19 in. (74 x 98.4 x 48.3 cm)
Credit line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1966
Accession year: 1966