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1825-1835

Chest of Drawers

Artist/maker unknown

Furniture painted with this decoration is known as “Schwaben Creek” in reference to the area where it was made. The Schwaben Creek runs along the border of Schuylkill and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania, north of Harrisburg.

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Artist/maker unknown, Chest of Drawers, 1825-1835 | Philadelphia Museum of Art