Primitive Antique Red Pennsylvania Painted Blanket Chest

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Circa 1830s, American folk art Pennsylvania German red pine blanket chest with a soot/ smoke-painted design. Chest rests on turned … Read more Circa 1830s, American folk art Pennsylvania German red pine blanket chest with a soot/ smoke-painted design. Chest rests on turned feet and has an inner compartment. In the late 18th and 19th century smoke or soot painting was a decorative technique used on furniture. Background colors like red and blue are especially rare and valued by collectors of smoke-painted furniture.

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