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Cedar chest made to be an anniversary gift.
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Cultural Objects, Furniture

Cedar Chest

People
Maker/Creator: Edd Nolen
Associated Person: Jessie Tise Heafner
Associated Person: Herman Heafner
Date
1951
Places
Floyd (Courthouse District)
Material/Medium

Cedar

Specifications
  • Length: 45 ½ inches
  • Width: 20 ¼ inches
  • Height: 21 ¼ inches
Description

This cedar blanket chest is made with commercial hardware (lock, safety elbow hinges for lid). Simple cedar handles are screwed into each side. The front has a four-point star design framed with cedar trim in a diamond shape.  An additional decorative element is the scalloped apron on the front and sides.

Keywords
Blanket chest, cedar chest
Bio Sketch

Edward Isaac Nolen (1919-1998) was a World War II veteran working as a farmer and logger when he built this chest. The son of Amos Cabel Nolen and Sallie Huff Nolen, Edd married  Lucille Thomas.

 

Notes

Herman Heafner managed the Western Auto store in Floyd for many years. He commissioned this chest as an anniversary gift for his wife Jessie Tise Heafner.