Dish Press (Cupboard)

Furniture

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Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Dish Press (Cupboard)

Entry/Object ID

0001.019

Description

survived the Shenandoah Valley's "Civil War burning" Base with two drawers with dovetail joins, two doors, porcelain knobs, metal latch and hinges, dowel insets. Top surface with wooden retainer strips and mitred corners. Top with two doors with three old glass panes in each door, porcelain knobs and matching latch. Strip around top, topped by flange, slanting outward. Beveled edges.

Collection

Blosser Collection

Category

Household

Acquisition

Accession

0001

Source or Donor

Norman Blosser and Petrea (Ziemke) Coffman

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Donor Requests: Right of first refusal to donors, then Michael Coffman, then Linda Coffman Skornia

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

China Cabinet

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

FURNITURE

Category

02--BUILDING FURNISHINGS

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Base: 34 1/2" H x 18 1/4" D x 43 3/8 W Top: 44 3/8" H x 11 1/4" D, 39" W

Material

Walnut, Wood, Stained

Location

Room

Dining Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 5, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Separated

Notes

Side panels on base are separating

Provenance

Notes

Jonas H. Blosser

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

July 11, 2006

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

July 8, 2025