Hepplewhite style. French bracket feet support large rectangular case. Straight skirt with two lower doors with molded edges and recessed panels which open to reveal four sliding drawers. Rounded molding separates lower section from similar, higher upper doors enclosing a cabinet (doors locked shut). Slightly overhanging flat molded top.
linen presses
mahogany (wood)
veneering
Hepplewhite
Mahogany
Veneered
Hepplewhite
PRESS, LINEN
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
85.75 x 58.125 x 23.125 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.410
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