Corner Cupboard

Period1790 - 1820

MediumWalnut, and white pine

Dimensions78.25 × 31.5 × 15.5 in. (198.8 × 80 × 39.4 cm)

ClassificationsStorage Furniture

Credit LineGift of Mrs. J. Amory Haskell, 1936

Object number1992.542

DescriptionThis storage cupboard with canted corners is constructed in one piece and features a shallow applied cornice molding and a large upper door with two flat panels surrounded by a small cove molding. The left, right and upper edges of the door have been treated with a narrow bead molding. It is mounted on a pair of brass "H" hinges, with a brass pull. The upper door opens to reveal two fixed shelves with grooved plate rail channels. The cupboard's single flat panel lower door is also mounted on a pair of brass "H" hinges and has an identical brass pull to its upper counterpart. It opens to reveal a single fixed shelf. The interior edges of the three door panels have been slightly beveled in a rough manner. The piece stands on simple bracket feet.
Curatorial RemarksThis small walnut corner cupboard, made of walnut and white pine, may have been made in New Jersey or Pennsylvania.

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