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Cabinet

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1840-1855

GUSN

GUSN-221886

Description

The cabinet with a black baize top contained within a two-piece border; side panels set within a frame; three stacked drawers on the right front; a door with three false drawer faces on the left front; all drawers with wooden knobs; door opens to storage space with two adjustable shelves; all on shallow bracket feet concealing casters.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cabinets (case furniture)
mahogany (wood)
Empire (style)
Cabinet

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

33 x 33 1/4 x 25 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Susan Norton

Accession Number

1990.126.2

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Related Items

Title Desk Accession Number 1990.126.1

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