Dish Press Cupboard

Name/Title

Dish Press Cupboard

Entry/Object ID

0001.019

Description

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.

Context

survived the Shenandoah Valley's "Civil War burning"

Collection

Blosser Collection

Cataloged By

SRJ

Category

Household

Acquisition

Accession

0001

Source or Donor

Norman Blosser and Petrea (Ziemke) Coffman

Acquisition Method

Gift

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

China Cabinet

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

FURNITURE

Category

02--BUILDING FURNISHINGS

Dimensions

Height

79 in

Width

43-1/2 in

Depth

18 in

Material

Walnut, Wood, Stained

Location

Room

Dining Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2008.1

Inventoried Date

Mar 2, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 2, 2026

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

March 3, 2026