PIEDMONT VIRGINIA CHIPPENDALE WALNUT BLANKET CHEST, hinged lid with iron strap hinges, on applied base with bracket feet, later red-painted surface, lacking lock. Yellow pine secondary wood. Possibly Hanover County, Virginia. Late 18th/early 19th century. 25" H, 53" W, 20 3/4" D.
(UPDATED 6/12/17) Good condition overall, some losses to top edge of front board adjacent to lock cut-out, later pine batten reinforcement added to underside of top, feet probably restored.
Provenance: From a Virginia collection.

(UPDATED 6/12/17) Good condition overall, some losses to top edge of front board adjacent to lock cut-out, later pine batten reinforcement added to underside of top, feet probably restored.