Cabinet Doors & Fronts · Shaker
Shaker Small Hanging Cupboard (Index of American Design, c. 1936)
A watercolor rendering by Victor F. Muollo of a small Shaker hanging cupboard with a single door and a shaped top board for hanging on a peg rail.
Design characteristics
Small Shaker cupboards were often hung from the peg rail, so they could be moved and the floor kept clear. This one has a single flat door and a shaped crest with a hole for hanging. It is a charming model for a medicine cabinet, a key cupboard in an entry or a small spice cabinet, especially in a room that already has a peg rail.
Classification
- Style
- Shaker
- Category
- Cabinet Doors & Fronts
- Material
- Cherry
- Motifs
- Hanging cupboard, Shaped crest
- Photograph
- 1936
- Photographer
- Victor F. Muollo
- Evidence
- Index of American Design rendering
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Architectural context
Plain panels, peg rails and built-in storage made with exacting care. Shaker communities, United States · c. 1780–1900.
