Chest of drawers
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A chest of drawers, also called a dresser or a bureau, or informally a Chester Draws, is a type of cabinet that has multiple parallel, horizontal drawers generally stacked one above another.
Chest of drawers from the 18th century, collection King Baudouin Foundation
Chest-with-drawer, American, 1690–1710
Chest of drawers, circa 1720, Kingwood with gilt-metal mounts and marble, Cleveland Museum of Art
Chippendale-style George III mahogany chest-on-chest, circa 1770
Chifforobe
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A chifforobe, also chiffarobe or chifferobe, is a closet-like piece of furniture that combines a long space for hanging clothes with a chest of drawers. Typically the wardrobe section runs down one si
Chest of drawers
…in American English. Morse suggests that the name came from the similarities in the construction to "bureau desks", popular in the 18th century. A chifforobe (from chiffonier + wardrobe) is a combination of a wardrobe and a chest of drawers. In late medieval Europe the chest came into widespread use, especially…
A chifforobe