Cabinet Doors & Fronts · Shaker
Shaker Blanket Chest with Drawer (1835–75)
A painted Shaker blanket chest with a lift lid over a single drawer, finished in a soft blue-green paint.
Design characteristics
Shaker blanket chests combine a lidded well for bedding with a drawer below for smaller items. This one is painted in a muted blue-green, one of the colors the Shakers used for furniture, and stands on a simple cut-out base. It is a good model for a window seat, an end-of-bed bench or mudroom storage: a lift-up lid with a drawer underneath gives two kinds of storage in one compact unit.
Classification
- Style
- Shaker
- Category
- Cabinet Doors & Fronts
- Material
- Pine
- Motifs
- Lidded chest, Drawer
- Date
- 1835–75
- Maker or designer
- United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”)
- Recorded medium
- Pine
- Dimensions
- 29 1/8 x 38 3/4 x 19 in. (74 x 98.4 x 48.3 cm)
- Evidence
- Documented historical object
Architectural context
Plain panels, peg rails and built-in storage made with exacting care. Shaker communities, United States · c. 1780–1900.
