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Press Cupboard

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1800-1815

GUSN

GUSN-32526

Description

Two lower doors with shelves; center drawer with desk interior; upper press with three shelves; applied cornice; French feet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

press cupboards
wardrobes (case furniture)
wood (plant material)
mahogany (wood)
poplar (wood)
ash (wood)
pine (wood)
veneer
inlay (process)
Federal
CUPBOARD, PRESS

Inscription

drawer numbers (pencil, inscribed (lock))
"I. Bramah Patent"

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

89 1/4 x 51 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mabel Baxter

Accession Number

1929.81

Places

Probably New York state (United States)

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