Pennsylvania Provincial Dower Chest

4 5/32w x 2 3/8h x 2d • Acrylic • $875 • SOLD

Possibly the finest example of dower chests, the original is from Berks County and resides now in the Metropolitan
Museum of Art.The miniature is a faithful reproduction and was created from detailed drawings
of both construction and decoration. It will reside in the miniature museum in Maysvills, KY.

The decorations imagine a courtship. Unicorns in the center are the guardians of fair maidenhood. Turtledoves sing
love songs while the riders on the side panels portray suitors. Surrounding all is a vining motif showing
fucia, tulip, and carnation. Detailed photos available to interested parties.

Constructed in flawless detail by Ed Heeg. Drawer hardware not shown.

1 7/8w x 1 7/16d x 2 5/16h • Oil & Acrylic • $105

Decoration based on the murals of Rufus Porter.
Constructed by Jerry Smith.

2 3/16w x 1 1/16d x 2 5/8h • Oil & Acrylic • $125

Decoration based on the murals of Rufus Porter.
Constructed by Jerry Smith.

1 7/8w x 1 7/16d x 2 5/16h • Oil & Acrylic • $105 • SOLD

Decoration based on the murals of Rufus Porter.
Constructed by Jerry Smith.

2 3/8w x 1 1/2d x 2h • Oil & Acrylic • $95 • SOLD

Decoration based on the murals of Rufus Porter.
Constructed by Jerry Smith.

3w x 1 5/8h x 2 3/4d • Oil & Acrylic • $175 • SOLD

Soldiers are an exact reproduction of a Rufus Porter soldier painting.
Constructed by Phyllis Hawkes from a kit with added moldings. Cedar wood. Removable tray inside.

1 7/8w x 1 7/16d x 2 5/16 • Oil & Acrylic • $185 • SOLD

Constructed by Jerry Smith

2 3/8w x 1 1/2d x 2h • Oil & Acrylic • $160 • SOLD

Constructed by Jerry Smith

3 5/16w x 3 1/16h x 1 7/16d • Oil & Acrylic • $225 • SOLD

Right door shows a chipmunk at the base of the sunflowers and a butterfly.
Constructed by Jerry Smith

3 1/16w x 1 1/2d x 3h • Acrylic • NFS

Based on American Fancy table from Portsmouth,NH, ca. 1825,
now in A.A.Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Williamsburg, VA.
Constructed by Dick Hardy.
Painted in Sue Rountree's Colonial Williamsburg IGMA class.

2 3/16w x 1 1/16d x 1 5/15h • Oil & Acrylic • NFS

Small two-drawer dower chest.
From Schoharie County, NY, dated 1814.
Constructed by Mark Murphy.
Painted in Mary Grady O'Bien's IGMA Castine class.

1 13/16w x 7/8d x 7/8h • Oil & Acrylic • $125

Decoration from Pennsylvania Dutch design.
Constructed by Pam Boorham.

2 3/4w x 3/4w x 1 3/4h • Oil & Acrylic • $175 • SOLD

Decoration from Pennsylvania Dutch design.
Constructed by Pam Boorham.

3 1/16w x 1 1/2d x 2h • Oil & Acrylic • $355

Decoration from Pennsylvania Dutch design.
Constructed by Pam Boorham.

1 9/16w x 1d x 6 5/8h • Acrylic • NFS

Constructed by Phyllis Hawkes from a kit by Barbara Teer.