Press cupboard
1650–1700
Object PlacePlymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueRed oak, white pine, white cedar, maple (by micro analysis)
Dimensions147.16 x 127.63 x 60.32 cm (57 15/16 x 50 1/4 x 23 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Charles Hitchcock Tyler
Accession number32.258
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On viewClassificationsFurniture
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This cupboard descended in the Alden family of Duxbury. Characteristic of furniture from this area, it features serrated (sawtooth) moldings, gouged-line ornament, spindles, and applied moldings in a diamond pattern. Cupboards held textiles and other goods, in its compartments and lower drawers, while objects of silver, glass, and ceramic were displayed proudly on its top.
Provenance1932, bequest of Charles Hitchcock Tyler (b. 1863 - d. 1931), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 1, 1932)
There is a note attached to the back of a drawer stating "This cabinet came over in the Ship May Flower in 1620 / Albert Alden".
There is a note attached to the back of a drawer stating "This cabinet came over in the Ship May Flower in 1620 / Albert Alden".
about A.D. 150–192; first recut about A.D. 210–267; second recut about A.D. 400
1685–90
About 1755–70
1650–1700
1710–40
Same key/Same key
