19th C. New England Red Block-Painted Blanket Chest, featuring distinctive reddish-orange base paint with a hand-stamped rectangular block or brick scumble decoration. Built using six-board primitive construction, with flat hinged top, traditional bracket feet, and a central iron lock plate. Overall wear consistent with age and use, including minor scratches, scuffs, and expected wear to the paint surfaces.
19th C. New England Red Block-Painted Blanket Chest, featuring distinctive reddish-orange base paint with a hand-stamped rectangular block or brick scumble decoration. Built using six-board primitive construction, with flat hinged top, traditional bracket feet, and a central iron lock plate. Overall wear consistent with age and use, including minor scratches, scuffs, and expected wear to the paint surfaces.
