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Heritage Collection

Dower Chest - was a typical gift to a young woman to contain her linen in preparation for marriage.

Brown Unicorn Chest is adapted from a design on a chest painted for Margaret Kernen in 1788.

Blue Unicorn Chest this chest is patterned from a Unicorn chest on display at the Lebanon County Historical Society. Circa 1800.

Red Unicorn Chest This ornate unicorn chest is patterned after a privately owned chest dated 1789.

Colonial Man the design of this large chest, possibly of Berks County origin, shares many similarities in construction with chests found in Lancaster County.

Landis Valley Chest, the pattern on this chest originates from a chest dated 1774, on display at Landis Valley Farm Museum.

Lancaster County Style chest is ideal for adding dates and names or initials.

Christian Selzer Chest this chest design with double arched panel is attributed to Christian Selzer, circa 1789 – 1831.

3 panel Selzer Chest, this chest was adapted from one painted by Christian Selzer between 1771 and 1796.

2-Panel Selzer Chest, two panels on top and two panels on front.

“Pomegranate Chest” (small Chest)Adapted from a chest made for Maria Stohler in 1788 by an unknown Lancaster County artist.

Sulfar-(Small Chest) inlay was meant to imitate more expensive wood inlay by filling a chiseled groove with molten sulfur.

Mahantango- (small chest)This design was adapted from the second drawer of a chest of drawers from Zimmerman’s Town (Pittman), in the Mahantango Valley of Schuylkill County, PA.

Rank-This small chest has a pattern derived from one which John or Peter Rank of Jonestown, PA

Various other small chests are available with traditional style patterns of our own design.