Pennsylvania Early 19th Century Smoke Decorated Miniature Dower Chest. Mustard yellow ground with original smoke decoration, molded lid, interior till with stepped reeded and molded lid, dovetailed case with molded trim and bracket feet. Provenance: By descent through Sarah (Sallie) Riegel (1845-). She married Charles G. Loose (1845-1923) of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Per family history, he was the head of the medical department at Reading Hospital and his family members owned and operated the Cumberland Valley Institute Circa 1853-1858. Sarah was a relative of John Adam Riegel, a Burgess of Mechanicsburg and owner of a dry goods store there. Sarah and Charles daughter Katherine Riegel Loose (1877-1961) was an author of Pennsylvania German Books and articles written under the pseudonym Georg Schock (Schock was a family name on her mother's side). 17"h. x 28"w. x 15"d. Condition: Good to very good with paint wear on edges, old nail repairs to hinges.

Condition: Good to very good with paint wear on edges, old nail repairs to hinges.