Morse, Frances Clary · New York, the MacMillan Co. · leaf 106
e one beneath,like a set of steps, andthe number of shelves. .;,_ • - indicated the rank of the owner, five- being thegreatest number, to be used by the king only. The first cupboard consisted of an open frame-work, a borde upon which to set cups, as thename implies. Later it was partially enclosed… … Illus. 55. —Oak Press Cupboard, 1640. Cupboards and Sideboards 8i name corresponding to the French word armoire.The names court cupboard or livery cupboard were used to designate a piece of furniture without anenclosed cupboard, low or short, as the French wordcourt implies, and intended for a…
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