Early Yellow Pine Six-board Blanket Chest

Early Yellow Pine Six-board Blanket Chest, New England, mid-18th century, the molded and cleated top above a well (missing till), the nail-constructed box with bootjack cutout ends and facade with a floral punches in the initials "MF" and date "1691," old natural surface, (lacks hinges, imperfections), ht. 22, wd. 47 1/2, dp. 17 in.

Provenance: Reportedly descended in the Ben Franklin family of Franklin, Massachusetts.
The Marge Staufer Americana Collection