Painted Dower Chests
Red Painted Dower Chest, circa 1800
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Nice painted pine OG bracket foot dower chest or blanket chest with original red paint. Two nice
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Antique Early 1800s American Blanket Chests
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Pine
Dauphin County Pennsylvania Paint Decorated Dower Chest Made for Madlen Nafzer
Located in York County, PA
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Paint-Decorated Dower Chest, Made for Madlen Nafzer in 1808
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Antique Early 19th Century American Painted Furniture
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Wood
H 23 in W 52.5 in D 22.5 in
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Mid-18th Century George III Mahogany Mule Chest or Blanket Chest
Located in London, GB
Mid-18th century mahogany mule chest in the manner of Wright & Elwick, the coffer with hinged lid standing on a separate base with two drawers over bracket feet, the front and sides ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Rococo Blanket Chests
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Georgian Period Dovetailed Oak Mule Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A Georgian era (1714-1837) English oak mule chest.
Born in the late 18th / early 19th century, during the reign of King George III (1760-1820), fine quality craftsmanship and constr...
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Antique Late 18th Century George III Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique English 17th Century King Charles II Carved Oak Coffer Mule Chest 1680
Located in Portland, OR
A wonderful Charles II carved oak coffer /mule chest, circa 1680.
The chest of fabulous colour & good original condition, the chest having a hinged lid with the original iron 'snipe'...
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Antique 1680s English Charles II Blanket Chests
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Oak
H 27 in W 46.5 in D 19.78 in
19th Century American Pine Blanket Chest
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique American solid pine blanket chest, c. mid 19th century.
The chest features two faux drawers and a flat, hinged lift top with a large interior cabin. The pine has great patin...
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Antique Mid-19th Century North American American Colonial Blanket Chests
Materials
Metal
Green Painted Pennsylvania Hanging Pie Safe, ca 1850-1880
Located in York County, PA
Pennsylvania hanging pie safe, in first surface green paint, with circular medallion and opposing fan decoration, circa 1850-1880
Pennsylvania hanging pie safe, made circa 1850-18...
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Painted Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Walnut Colonial Style Blanket Chest
Located in Charlotte, NC
A large antique American Colonial style blanket chest, unbranded. Solid walnut with brass hardware, bevel edge to the lid top, hinge hardware holding the lid, decoratively exposed do...
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Antique Late 19th Century American American Colonial Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
19th Century Decorated Stoneware Blue Decorated Crock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine double handled blue decorated stone ware crock is in good condition with minor chip on interior. There is an embossed three above the hand painted and decorated flowers on ...
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Antique 1850s American Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
18th Century Blanket Box or Wedding Dowry Chest
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Believed to have originated from Southern Italy.
Free shipping within the United States and Canada.
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Antique 1760s European Rococo Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
18th Century American Pine Decorated Blanket Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century American pine decorated blanket chest, probably from New England, circa 1770 having a dovetailed case on wide bracket feet, the lid held by long strap hinges; in origina...
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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Elizabethan Style Hand Carved Oak Storage / Blanket Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th Century Elizabethan Style Hand-Carved Oak Storage / Blanket Chest. Intricately hand carvings of floral and figural scenes. Measures 42" in width, 19.5" in depth and sta...
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Early 20th Century Elizabethan Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
H 30 in W 42 in D 19.5 in
Monumental Antique Georgian Joined Oak Mule Dowry Chest Coffer Yorkshire 1720
Located in Portland, OR
A very good, monumental antique oak mule chest, dowry coffer, Yorkshire, England circa 1720.
This chest is of very unusual large size, the lift up lid enclosing a substantial storage...
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Antique 1720s English George I Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
H 40.25 in W 68 in D 24.5 in
Grain Painted Blanket Chest Pennsylvania Circa 1830
Located in Hudson, NY
Painted blanket chest with turned feet. Rectangular lid with applied molding above dovetail jointed case . An absolute delight, this festive jewel made of dense poplar with a buttern...
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Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Poplar, Paint, Nutwood
Unusual Form Pie Safe with Lantern Style Tins
Located in York County, PA
Unusual form pie safe with lantern-style tins and striking, tomato red paint, circa 1840
Of all the pie safes that I have owned in thirty years of buying paint-decorated furniture...
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Antique 1840s American Painted Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th C Paint Decorated Pennsylvania Blanket Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c paint decorated Pennsylvania blanket chest (Lancaster County)
The blanket chest is dovetailed case and has original bracket feet. Original button box interior and paint, chest...
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Antique 19th Century American Country Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Pennsylvania Walnut Country Blanket Chest with 3 Drawers
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a country walnut country blanket or dower chest with three fitted drawers, an interior till in old red, dovetailed corners, on a carved bracket base with center car...
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Antique Early 19th Century American Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
Welsh Oak Blanket Chest with Two Drawers, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
18th century welsh oak blanket chest. The hinged rectangular top opening to a well above a panelled front over two short drawers, the stiles continue to form the feet.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
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Pennsylvania Polychrome-Painted Poplar Dower Chest
Located in New Hope, PA
An exceptional Pennsylvania polychrome-painted dower, or blanket, chest inscribed in German and
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Antique 1780s American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Iron
Centre County Pennsylvania Painted Poplar Dower Chest
Located in New Hope, PA
This dower chest is one of a small group of painted poplar chests by an unknown artist working in
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Antique 1820s American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Poplar
Paint Decorated Dower Chest Dauphin County Pennsylvania
Located in Allentown, PA
illustrated in M. Fabian's book, The Pennsylvania German Dower Chest.
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Antique Early 1800s American American Colonial Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
Red-Painted and Polychrome-Decorated Panelled Blanket Chest
Located in New Hope, PA
A Folk Art poplar and maple lift-top painted blanket chest of pleasing proportions with original
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Maple, Poplar, Paint
Paint Decorated “Unicorn” Blanket Chest
Located in Columbus, OH
discussion on the decoration and iconography of Pennsylvania-German blanket and dower chests, see Scott T
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine, Poplar, Paint
Painted and Stencil Decorated Blanket Chest
Located in Columbus, OH
blanket and dower chests made throughout the state. The warm yellow ground and bold red-stencil decoration
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Antique 19th Century Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Miniature Smoke-Decorated Blanket/Dower Chest
Located in Columbus, OH
A Miniature Smoke-Decorated Blanket/Dower Chest
Pennsylvania, 19th Century
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Antique 19th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Spectacular Maryland Desk and Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
less contemporaneous in date with the Beachtel family dower chests, and has a history in Libertytown
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Bookcases
Materials
Cherry, Poplar
19THC EARLY ORIGINAL PAINTED DOWER CHEST
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED DOWER CHEST WITH OGEE FEET-GREAT ORIGINAL PAINT DECORATION /WEAR TO THE
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Antique 19th Century European Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Berks County, Pennsylvania Painted Dower Chest
Located in Milford, NH
Berks County, PA painted dower chest, circa 1801. Retaining a vibrant decorated surface with tulips
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Antique 19th Century American Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron, Brass
Painted Dower Chest
Located in Baltimore, MD
An outstanding mid-century blanket chest, the polychrome decorative paint, dedicated and dated in
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Antique 19th Century Hungarian Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
19THC ORIGINAL BLUE PAINTED DOWER CHEST FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ALL ORIGINAL BLUE PAINTED DOWER CHEST FROM CENTRE PENNSYLVANIA.DOVETAIL CASE AND SQUARE NAIL
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Antique 19th Century American Trunks and Luggage
Rare Pennsylvania Red Paint Decorated Hearts Dower Chest /1795
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic & early original red with mustard decorated hearts dower chest from Lancaster County
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
Dower Chest
Located in Baltimore, MD
A strikingly beautiful dower chest in original paint with three faux panels to the front, the
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Antique 19th Century Hungarian Blanket Chests
Original Paint Decorated Pennsylvania Pine Blanket Dower Chest, Dated 1789
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This original Pennsylvania blanket chest is dated and signed 1789 and was even sold by another
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Antique 1780s American Primitive Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
18th Century Polychrome Decorated Tulipwood Dower Chest
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional polychrome paint decorated tulipwood dower chest with stylized arches in red, black
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Antique 18th Century American Blanket Chests
Materials
Tulipwood
Pine Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Baltimore, MD
An outstanding example of nineteenth century German folk art, this beautiful dower chest features
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Antique 19th Century German Blanket Chests
Materials
Paint, Pine
European Folk Art Painted Pine Chest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
European Folk Art painted pine chest
This is an unusual piece, the chest has been partly
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Antique Late 19th Century European Folk Art Blanket Chests
Oriental Folk Art Painted Chest or Coffer
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Oriental Folk Art painted chest or coffer
This is an unusual piece, the front is brightly
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Blanket Chests
Pennsylvania German Painted and Decorated Chest over Three Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a handsome and notable Pennsylvania German painted and decorated dower chest, probably from
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Antique Late 18th Century American Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Pine Trunk or Blanket Chest in Original Decorative Paint, Dated 1846
Located in Baltimore, MD
This lovely little German baroque dower chest has a lot going on. The front is absolutely beautiful
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Antique Mid-19th Century Hungarian Baroque Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Mule Chest
Located in Baltimore, MD
An outstanding example of a tall dower mule chest featuring original sang de boeuf/brown background
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Antique 19th Century Hungarian Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Painted Pine Trunk
Located in Baltimore, MD
A small pine dower chest in a very interesting polychrome paint design of stylised flowers and bows
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Antique 19th Century Hungarian Blanket Chests
18THC DOWER CHEST FROM BERKS COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18THC DOWER CHEST FROM BERKS COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA GREAT ORIGINAL SURFACE PAINT. AND PATINA -ALL
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Pine
18THC ALL ORIGINAL PAINT DECORATED BLANKET CHEST FROM PENNA.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
WONDERFUL AND RARE 18THC ORIGINAL FEATHER PATTERNED, PAINT DECORATED DOWER OR BLANKET CHEST FROM
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Trunks and Luggage
Pine Painted Dower Chest
Located in Baltimore, MD
An outstanding faux mule chest featuring a black ground with hand-carved pattern and original
Category
Antique 19th Century Hungarian Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Pine Painted Dower Chest
Located in Baltimore, MD
A beautiful marriage piece featuring a black ground with original polychrome folk art motifs including vases of flowers and stylised dove with the initials of the bride, R.D., and th...
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Pine Early Paint Decorated Dower Chest
Located in West Chester, PA
Dated 1769, this dower chest is one of the earliest known. Made more exceptional by the existence
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Blanket Chests
Paint Decorated Blanket or Dower Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
Chippendale paint decorated blanket or dower chest. The chest retains its original yellow paint
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Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Painted Furniture
Pennsylvania Dower Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
pennsylvania dower chest
stepped chippendale bracket base
three drawers in a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Painted Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paint Decorated Dower Chest
By Markreda Conradin
Located in Litchfield, CT
chest is highlighted with three tomb-stone panels with white ground colors and polychrome paint
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Antique Early 1800s American Blanket Chests
Materials
Poplar
Dower Chest
Located in Columbus, OH
This handsome Pennsylvania chest over drawers sports elaborate tulip and heart decorations, typical
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine, Poplar
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- What is a dower chest?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A dower chest — also called a dowry chest or hope chest — is a Pennsylvania Dutch chest, a piece of furniture traditionally used by young women to store items in anticipation of married life. Find a collection of antique and vintage dowry chests on 1stDibs.
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