FS Connects: Wharton Esherick’s Earliest Furniture: The Carved Blanket Chest

Wharton Esher­ick Museum’s Commu­ni­ca­tions and Social Media Manager, Larissa Huff along with the Museum’s collec­tions manager, Ethan Snyder, will be present­ing on a pecu­liar 18th century dower chest that Wharton Esher­ick purchased and trans­formed in the early 1920s. This chest is a rare and unique example of antique furni­ture Wharton Esher­ick tinkered with during the early days of his career in wood. Larissa and Ethan will be discussing the long history of this object, how it bridged the gap between Esherick’s wood­cuts and subse­quent furni­ture making prac­tice, and some of the pecu­liar joints in the chest that we’re led to believe may be one of Esherick’s earli­est exper­i­men­ta­tions with cabinetry.

This virtual event is FREE and open to all, however regis­tra­tion is required for zoom link