Cabinetry
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A cabinet is a case or cupboard with shelves or drawers for storing or displaying items. Some cabinets are stand-alone while others are built into a wall or are attached to it like a medicine cabinet.
Cabinet; by Francesco Del Tuppo; c. 1606–1623; oak and poplar veneered with various exotic hardwoods, with ebony moldings and plaques of marble, and various other materials; 59.1 × 96.8 × 35.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Commode by André-Charles Boulle at Vaux-le-Vicomte
Tortoise-shell cabinet of Polish king John III Sobieski, looted by the Germans from the Wilanów Palace during World War II
Crafted by Hughes Sambin (1570–1600), the double cabinet features the combination of architectural elements and relief carving that is characteristic of French furniture of the period.
Wardrobe
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A wardrobe, also called armoire or almirah, is a piece of standing furniture used for storing clothes. The term is also sometimes used for a closet. The earliest wardrobe was likely a chest, but the t
Cabinetry
…cabinet is more frequently called a nightstand or night table. A tall cabinet intended for clothing storage including hanging of clothes is called a wardrobe or an armoire, or (in some countries) a closet if built-in. Before the advent of industrial design, cabinet makers were responsible for the conception…
Kas, early 19th century, Brooklyn Museum (New York City)
Intricately carved French Oakley style tallboy with under-cabinet instead of a chest of drawers
Frankfurt cabinet in the city hall of Frankfurt
A Chinese Ming Dynasty compound wardrobe made of rosewood, latter half of the 16th century