Curriculum Materials: Art in America
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Image 2c Foxon, Connecticut |
Connecticut Chest
About this Object ~ Look Questions ~ Think Questions
Key Points
- Chests were necessary for storage in colonial houses because there were no closets.
- This chest resembles a type of chest that was popular in the 18th century in the Connecticut River valley.
- The decorations were painted black to look like ebony, which was an imported wood.
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