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The raised panel doors are mortise, tenon, and peg joined. The top doors open to an untouched interior of three full-width fixed shelves above the deck. The lower case features three dovetail joined drawers that are rarely encountered in this form. The lower case door opens to show a single shelf…proportions would accommodate tall stoneware, firkins and other kitchen [keeping room] wares.
Item Date: Circa 1780
Measurement: Height: 81"; Bottom: Height :37"; Width: 67.25"; Depth: 19.75"; Top: Height:44"; Width: 66"; Depth: 11.75"
Material: White pine
Item Condition: Commensurate with age and use; well-loved by multiple generations of the first-period Haskell House [Glouster, Massachusetts] residents. Thinning early 19th century bluish gray over red paint. The drawer guides are worn [easily flipped], turned wood drawer/door pulls are beautiful replacements. The cupboard was originally one-piece and was long-ago expertly cut where it steps-back to accommodate the dimensions of a doorway. As depicted, there is wood loss to bottom of stile of left proper upper door. This cupboard is a survivor, any-and-all imperfections are resultant of the vestiges of time.
Literature: Early American Life, February 1989. The house is featured in Samuel Chamberlain’s Beyond New England Thresholds (1937), a photograph on the title page, and pp., 16-19.
Price: $8,950
SKU 1403-111
For More Information, Please Contact David Hillier at 978-597-8084 or email drh@aaawt.com.