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Located in Nantucket, MA
Ralph Cahoon Decorated Pine Two Drawer Blanket Chest with Family and Museum Provenance, mid 1930s, a late 18th or early 19th Century New England pine blanket chest with hinged rectangular lid above case, over two drawers with wooden knob pulls, raised on bracket feet, hand painted by famous Cape Cod artist Ralph Cahoon in the manner of Swedish folk art "Dalmalning." The decoration features colorful stylized figures, buildings and flowers in yellow reserves on a blue ground. The chest is inscribed "Alice and John" and was in fact a wedding present from Ralph to his sister Alice Cahoon Atwood.
This chest is an early example of Ralph Cahoon's interest in the folk painting tradition from central Sweden, and appears to have preceded the stylized Pennsylvania Dutch Americana folk art he painted for his wife's family business. The piece remains in very good condition - structurally very sound, and the paint strong and bright, with a small amount of scuffs and scrape exposing the underlying primer.
The chest became the property of Cape Cod antiques...
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Blanket Chests
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Pine
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century pine blanket chest with block feet. In early green paint over original dark green paint. Unfinishe...
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Antique Late 19th Century Canadian Blanket Chests
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Pine, Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century pine blanket chest with traces of blue-green and grain paint as well as original gilt scalloped des...
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Antique Late 19th Century North American Blanket Chests
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Pine, Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th or Early 19th Century New England Pine Grain Bin in original red stain, having a rectangular lid held by lo...
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Antique 1790s American Country Blanket Chests
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Pine
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th Century English Oak Coffer with iron ring hinge, iron lockplate (no key),...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Blanket Chests
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Iron
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Lovely 19th century Campaign Trunk, camphor wood construction with ni...
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Antique Late 19th Century Campaign Blanket Chests
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Brass
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century yellow pine coffer with traces of green paint. Applied molding with central "V" on front. Interior ...
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Antique Late 19th Century North American Blanket Chests
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Pine, Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century blanket chest, Pine construction and original olive green paint. Top with iron strap...
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Antique Late 19th Century North American Blanket Chests
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Pine, Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 20th century Japanese Camphor Wood Campaign chest, WW I or WW II vintage, a sailor's camphor wood chest wi...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Campaign Blanket Chests
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Wood
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century American pine decorated blanket chest, probably from New Eng...
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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Painted Furniture
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Pine
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