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Show Fig. 66 (left, facing page) Food safe. Utah (Payson?). Pine, tin. Ca. 1885. H: 182 cm. W: 93 cm. D: 40 cm. Collection of LDS Historical Department. Food safes with pierced tin panels for ventilation first appeared around the mid-nineteenth century but did not become common in Utah until the 1870s or 1880s. Even at this relatively late date most furniture was painted or stained, but in accord with the current preference for natural wood, this piece has been stripped and left unfinished. Fig. 67 (right, facing page) Cupboard. Fillmore. Pine, grained to simulate birdseye maple. Ca. 1870. H: 199.375 cm. W: 100 cm. D: 43.125 cm. Collection of DUP. Territorial Statehouse, Fillmore. The allover graining simulating birdseye maple is unusual. Most pioneer graining suggests the exotic reddish grains of mahogany, rosewood, or cherry, or the brownish coloration of walnut or oak. Fig. 68 (left) Cupboard. Ashley Valley, Vernal area. Attributed to William Hodgkinson. Walnut. Ca. 1885. H: 190 cm. W: 108 cm. D: 58.75 cm. Collection of DUP, Vernal. 71 |
