Description
Pennsylvania painted pine dower chest dated 1788, inscribed "Diese Kist Gehert Mir Abraham Brubacher 1788/J.F. April den 22", with center pinwheel flanked by parrots and horses on dark green ground, 22 1/4" h., 48 1/4" w. Illustrated in Fabian, The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest, fig. 135, where it is attributed...