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Pennsylvania Dower Chest

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 This
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Antique Early 19th Century American Painted Furniture

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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
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Antique Early 19th Century American Blanket Chests

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Wrought Iron

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Green Painted Pennsylvania Hanging Pie Safe, ca 1850-1880
Located in York County, PA
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Vintage Cavalier Mahogany Cedar Blanket Chest, Circa 1940s
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Extremely Rare Weftwork Bedspread, Mid-19th Century
Located in York County, PA
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Located in York County, PA
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Schoharie County, New York State Blanket Chest
Located in York County, PA
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Mahantango Valley Pennsylvania Blanket Chest with Unicorns, ca 1820-1840
Located in York County, PA
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Olive Burl Black Lacquer Asian Modern Campaign Style Brass Accent Server Dry Bar
By Dorothy Draper, Drexel, Henredon, Century Furniture
Located in Chattanooga, TN
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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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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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By Wolfgang Hoffmann, Romweber Furniture Co.
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English Grain Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
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English Grain Painted Blanket Chest
English Grain Painted Blanket Chest
H 21.25 in W 34.25 in D 19 in
Smoke-Decorated Pennsylvania Blanket Chest, Chrome Yellow
Located in York County, PA
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Maine Country Sheraton Chest of Drawers
Located in York County, PA
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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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Centre County Pennsylvania Painted Poplar Dower Chest
Located in New Hope, PA
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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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Miniature Smoke-Decorated Blanket/Dower Chest
Located in Columbus, OH
A Miniature Smoke-Decorated Blanket/Dower Chest Pennsylvania, 19th Century 8
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Paint Decorated “Unicorn” Blanket Chest
Located in Columbus, OH
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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

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Painted and Stencil Decorated Blanket Chest
Painted and Stencil Decorated Blanket Chest
H 25 in W 44.25 in D 21.25 in
Red-Painted and Polychrome-Decorated Panelled Blanket Chest
Located in New Hope, PA
Jersey collector Literature: Fabian, The Pennsylvania-German Decorated Chest (1978), p. 215, fig. 249
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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

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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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Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional polychrome paint decorated tulipwood dower chest with stylized arches in red, black
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in Baltimore, MD
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Rare Pennsylvania Red Paint Decorated Hearts Dower Chest /1795
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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18THC ALL ORIGINAL PAINT DECORATED BLANKET CHEST FROM PENNA.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Pennsylvania Dower Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
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Pennsylvania Dower Chest
Pennsylvania Dower Chest
H 29.5 in W 51.5 in D 23.5 in
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

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Dower Chest
Dower Chest
H 28 in W 47.75 in D 21.75 in
Paint Decorated Dower Chest
By Markreda Conradin
Located in Litchfield, CT
. Fabian's book, The Pennsylvania German Dower chest.
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Antique Early 1800s American Blanket Chests

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Paint Decorated Dower Chest
H 23.5 in W 51 in D 24 in
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Questions About Pennsylvania Dower Chest
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A 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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