Curriculum Materials: Art in America



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Foxon, Connecticut
Connecticut Chest


Key Points

Essays:
About this Object

Questions:
Look Questions
Think Questions



Look Questions Teacher Answer Key

1. Of what material is this chest made? (Wood.) How can you tell? How is decoration applied to this chest? (Some decoration is carved; some is painted.) Are the decorations simple or ornate?

2. How does this chest open? How can you tell?

3. What kinds of lines dominate the design of this chest? (Horizontal and vertical.) Point out some of the horizontal and vertical lines. Where do you see curved lines? (In the carved arched designs, in the raised curves of the black decoration.)



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