CHIFFONIERE
1859Jarrah two doored chiffonier with arch inset detail to doors.
A brass lock has been attached to the top of the right hand door to fasten (key missing, lock removed). Internal of left hand door has a swivel catch to hold door in place. Cast iron hinges have been used (1 5/8" length).
Shelving is recycled pine (possibly hand sawn). Two interior shelves span the whole length.
Back of the piece is machine dressed Baltic Pine assembled tongue and groove.
Well polished. Arched timber backing rises above the top of the piece.
Associated with Pinecroft Homestead and the McCluney family of Dewars Pool in the Shire of Toodyay.
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In British usage, a chiffonier is similar to a sideboard, but differentiated by its smaller size and by the enclosure of the whole of the front by doors.