Corner Cupboardc. 183087 x 48 x 28 " (221 x 121.9 x 71.1 cm)Pine, tulip poplar, paint, brassGift of the Lipman Family Foundation, in honor of Jean and Howard Lipman1999.8.1201540092614Artist unidentifiedFurniture/FurnishingsThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain. http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster20054United StatesUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThree Dimensional WorksPainted FurnitureFURNITUREThis corner cupboard is possibly unique among the furniture forms now identified with a narrow region between the Mahantongo and Schwaben Creek areas of Pennsylvania. The furniture falls into two main groups, one comprising blanket chests dated between 1798 and 1828, and the other a larger group of about fifty-seven chests of drawers, slant-front desks, cupboards, and hanging cupboards made between 1827 and 1841. One of the major artists belonging to this second group may have been John (Johannes) Mayer (1794–1883), whose home in Upper Mahanoy Township contained moldings and trims identical to those used in the chests. This corner cupboard features subtle overall patterning in salmon-colored paint and is bordered by stamped rosettes, a favored design motif that features prominently in the group.
Stacy C. Hollander, "Corner Cupboard," exhibition label for ALSO ON VIEW: Selections from the Collection. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2014.
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgMedium for piece updated from "Paint on wood" to "Pine, tulip poplar, paint, brass" on Thursday, July 23, 2026, following correspondence between Austin Losada, Assistant Curator, and Christopher Malone, Curator at Historic Trappe. See object file.http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster20054http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster20054http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster2005418251835 1999 8 12 Painted FurnitureFURNITUREThis corner cupboard is possibly unique among the furniture forms now identified with a narrow region between the Mahantongo and Schwaben Creek areas of Pennsylvania. The furniture falls into two main groups, one comprising blanket chests dated between 1798 and 1828, and the other a larger group of about fifty-seven chests of drawers, slant-front desks, cupboards, and hanging cupboards made between 1827 and 1841. One of the major artists belonging to this second group may have been John (Johannes) Mayer (1794–1883), whose home in Upper Mahanoy Township contained moldings and trims identical to those used in the chests. This corner cupboard features subtle overall patterning in salmon-colored paint and is bordered by stamped rosettes, a favored design motif that features prominently in the group.
Stacy C. Hollander, "Corner Cupboard," exhibition label for ALSO ON VIEW: Selections from the Collection. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2014.
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgMedium for piece updated from "Paint on wood" to "Pine, tulip poplar, paint, brass" on Thursday, July 23, 2026, following correspondence between Austin Losada, Assistant Curator, and Christopher Malone, Curator at Historic Trappe. See object file.