Chest, Blanket
Red-painted blanket chest inscribed "1798", Enfield, NH
Description
Six board blanket box of pine with lidded till and drawer beneath at proper right end. Lid hinged with forged spear-point strap hinges. Crab lock and catch missing. Brass escutcheon. Box dovetailed, bracket feet with scrolled cutouts which appear to be mitered. Painted red.
Notes
The brownish-red paint on the front and sides is not original. A more salmonish red, used to write "1798" on the back, can be seen on the edges of the back and the insides of the feet and apron.
New Hampshire Enfield South Family
