A BLUE-PAINTED HANGING CORNER SHELF

细节

A BLUE-PAINTED HANGING CORNER SHELF
EPHRATA CLOISTER, EPHRATA, PENNSYLVANIA, 1740-1760

The flat overhanging top with canted corners above a conforming case fitted with two shelves, the entire surface painted blue--18 7/8in. high

来源

Rev. Zerfass, Ephrata Cloister, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Hattie Brunner
Estate of Walter Himmelreich, Pennypacker Auction Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1971, Lot 401

拍品专文

A hand written note signed by Hattie K. Bruner and dated October 16, 1971 reads: "This walnut corner shelf I bought in the 1920s from Rev. Zerfass who was the last preacher at the Ephrata Cloister. He needed a new suit."