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Chest of Drawers

American
William and Mary Style
1720 – 1740

A chest of drawers was the main form of storage used in the 18th century for clothing. Without closets clothes were often folded and placed in a dresser.

Wood. H 106.5, W 106.3, D 30.7 cm
Valley Forge National Historical Park, VAFO 1905

On loan from the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution