Shaker Built-In Cupboard (Index of American Design, 1937)
A 1937 watercolor rendering by Sumner Merrill for the Index of American Design, recording a Shaker built-in cupboard beside a door, with panelled doors set flush into the wall.
The Index of American Design was a Depression-era project that employed artists to record American decorative arts in precise watercolors. This rendering shows a Shaker cupboard built into the wall next to a doorway, with stacked panelled doors and trim that matches the door casing. It is a clear template for using the space beside a door or in a wall recess for storage that looks original to the house.
Recessed built-in cupboard with stacked flat-panel doors and matching casing; Signature tier.
A custom version typically runs $700–$1,050 per linear foot, installed in Colorado.
- Style
- Shaker
- Element
- Built-ins & Bookcases
- Photograph
- 1937
- Maker or designer
- Sumner Merrill
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
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