Hanging CUPBOARD

Date1740-1790

Mediumwalnut, southern pine

DimensionsOH: 48 7/8"; OW (front): 31"; OD: 17 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1967-11

DescriptionHanging Cupboard: triangular form with narrow, flat section at each side of front at right angles to back; back pieces extend above top of cupboard in a series of upward curves from front to back, each drilled at top back with a single hole for hanging; moldings at top of cupboard and at base; one door with single fielded panel and hinged at right extends over area of front; interior consists of three shelves above base of cupboard not finished and evidence of age indicates that the cupboard was intended and used as a hanging piece of furniture