Armoire, one of a pair, c. 1800, 68 x 26 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. ( x x cm), Painted pine, United States, 18th-19th century, The original red and blue painted surface on this corner armoire makes it a rare survival of French Canadian inspired furniture from the mid-Mississippi River valley during the early years of American settlement. Also called a bonnetiére, this single-door armoire has a history of ownership in Calhoun County, Illinois, just north of the 18th-century French and French Canadian settlements of St. Louis, Missouri, and Cahokia, Illinois.

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