Carter Collection Cedar Chest

Creator

Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information

Files

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

This cedar chest was made by President Jimmy Carter in 1996. Today, the piece stores woolen blankets in the master bedroom of the presidential home in Plains, Georgia. President Carter says that he used a lot of dovetail joints on this piece, which he cut by hand using a saw and chisel. Noted is the carved rose detail on the top of the chest. This furniture piece was selected for 3D documentation by the USF CDHGI with input and collaboration with the Carter family, the National Park Service, and the Friends of Jimmy Carter National Historical Park. The furniture was documented using 3D laser scanning with structured light instrumentation and photographic techniques with a photogrammetric model shared here.

Extent

1 3-D Model

Keywords

Cultural property, Woodwork, Furniture, National Park Service, Workmanship, 39th President, Jimmy Carter, Friends of Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (Plains, Ga.)

Alt Text

A three-dimensional model of a rectangular, wooden trunk stained to a medium orange-brown color with metal handles attached on its shorter sides and an illustration of a rose carved into the surface of its lid. The chest's construction utilizes many carved dovetail joints along its edges where the vertical boards meet, making the use of nails or screws unnecessary in these locations. The model can be rotated, moved, and zoomed in and out to allow for viewing of additional details at multiple angles.

Type

MovingImage

Recommended Citation

Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information, "Carter Collection Cedar Chest" (2022). Carter Collection - 3D Models. 6.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cdhgi_carter_3d/6