clothes presses

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  5. Furnishings (hierarchy name)
  6. furnishings (works)
  7. [furnishings by form or function]
  8. furniture
  9. [furniture by form or function]
  10. [storage and display furniture]
  11. case furniture
  12. cupboards (case furniture)
  13. presses (cupboards)
  14. clothes presses
Scope note
Eighteenth-century term for large chests or cupboards used to store clothes, often having sliding shelves behind closed doors. For large upright case pieces fitted with hooks, pegs, or rods to hang clothes, use "wardrobes (case furniture)."
clothes presses
Accepted term: 07-Apr-2025