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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania, Plate 5: From a Dower Chest, 1804
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania, Plate 5: From a Dower Chest, 1804

Artifact IDMO 1956.236.5
Object Type Print
Collector (American, 1889 - 1961)
Collector (American, born 1910)
Date1941
Mediumcardstock
Dimensionsoverall H 18 1/8 in x W 14 in (46 cm x 35.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA silk screen print of a flower in vase design in red, brown, and mustard yellow on a white background. The text below the image reads: FROM A DOWER CHEST / 1804 / FOLK ART OF RURAL PENNSYLVANIA PLATE No. 5 INDEX OF AMERICAN DESIGN PENNA ART PROJECT W P A. On the reverse of the print is a line drawing and explanation of the 1804 chest from which the design was inspired.
Historical NoteThis print is from a portfolio of 15 silkscreen prints titled: Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania, Selected by the Index of American Design, Pennsylvania Art Project, Works Projects Administration (MO 1956.236.1-15). The prints in the portfolio were selected, adapted, and compiled from original sources by Frances Lichten and Austin Davison II. They were printed through the courtesy of a private sponsor. This print is on display in the NEW DEAL ARTWORKS exhibit in the Museum’s NEW DEAL gallery.
Additional Details
Credit LineAllocated by the U.S. Government, Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, 1935 - 1943. Held by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesArtifacts Relating to the New Deal (National Archives Identifier 750981)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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