Envia
Inici  >  Temes  >  arquitectura

kassen (wardrobes)


Identification code: 300039249



Alternative term/s

  • cases
  • kaesten
  • kas
  • kast
  • kasts

Anotations

Scope note:

Wardrobes that are a typically American variations on the 17th-century Netherlandish kast or large cupboard; made by Dutch settlers in the Hudson and Delaware valleys about 1675-1750 and more widely into the 19th century. Generally have two raised paneled doors, and a heavy overhanging cornice with a drawer or drawers below; sometimes decoratively painted with grisaille panels and fruit.

Web resources
Powered by: TemaTres 1.5
Avís legal | Accessibilitat | Sobre gencat | © 2000 The J. Paul Getty Trust. © Generalitat de Catalunya