Cupboard

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Cupboard

Entry/Object ID

PM.80.9

Description

Two door cupboard: board construction throughout, everything nailed from the outside including the four interior shelves; each shelf has a gradual U-shape cut out of the front; doors each made up of 2 wide boards which swing on wooden dowels inside wooden holders, unevenly placed strap hinges of wood nailed onto doors; a rectangular open formed when the doors shut reveal the location of a lock which has since been removed; two simple knobs, not evenly placed, for opening doors, two rotating wooden pieces to close doors; thin, simple molding around top nailed on; shallow V-shaped cut from the base echoing treatment of shelves forms a foot on each corner in front; traces of blue-green paint.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1799 Date made: r. 1700 - 1799

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

PCR 1103(1112)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

71 in

Width

54 in

Depth

17 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 71 x 54 x 17 in. (180.3 x 137.2 x 43.2 cm)

Material

Pine

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Some scars stripped.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

NOTE: According to old records, found near Brewster.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Storeroom/Curatorial Storage