Corner Cabinets Photos

In Colonial America, China display shelving was often secured to room corners for stability and space saving. Early examples did not have glass fronts as glass was a heavily taxed item.

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Corner cabinet with collection of ceramics from England & China at Concord Museum. Concord, MA.Cabinet with collection of pewter & ceramic vessels at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Corner cabinet with porcelain coffee service at Old Stone House. Washington, DC.Corner cabinet with English salt-glazed stoneware & Spode porcelain at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX.
Corner cabinet with collection of ceramics (18th-19thC) from England & China at Concord Museum. Concord, MA.Cabinet with collection of pewter & ceramic vessels at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Corner cabinet with porcelain coffee service at Old Stone House. Washington, DC.Corner cabinet with English salt-glazed stoneware (18thC) & Spode porcelain (19thC) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX.
Corner cabinet with ceramic plates & bowls in Newport room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX.Corner cabinet with ceramic plates & bowls in Newport room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX.Corner cabinet owned by mother of Oliver Ellsworth with China collection at Oliver Ellsworth Homestead Museum. Windsor, CT.Dining room with corner cabinet & drop-leaf table at Judson House. Stratford, CT.
Corner cabinet with ceramic plates & bowls in Newport room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX.Corner cabinet with ceramic plates & bowls in Newport room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX.Corner cabinet owned by mother of Oliver Ellsworth with China collection at Oliver Ellsworth Homestead Museum. Windsor, CT.Dining room with corner cabinet & drop-leaf table at Judson House. Stratford, CT.
Dining room corner cabinet at Johnston Farm. Piqua, OH.Corner cabinet with blue-flow porcelain in Clement Jagger House at to Hale Farm. Cleveland, OH.Early American tall clock, card table, & corner cabinet, portrait at Mobile Museum of Art. Mobile, AL.Corner cabinet & ladder-back rocking chair at Butler-McCook House Museum. Hartford, CT.
Dining room corner cabinet at Johnston Farm. Piqua, OH.Corner cabinet with blue-flow porcelain in Clement Jagger House at to Hale Farm. Cleveland, OH.Early American tall clock, card table, & corner cabinet, portrait (c1820s) at Mobile Museum of Art. Mobile, AL.Corner cabinet & ladder-back rocking chair at Butler-McCook House Museum. Hartford, CT.
Dining room tall clock & corner cabinet at General Daniel Bissell House. St. Louis, MO.Corner cabinet & chairs in Herrick House at Hale Farm. Cleveland, OH.Corner cabinet with china in dining room of Ash Lawn-Highland. Charlotttesville, VA.Oak corner cabinet by Craftsman Workshops of Eastwood, NY at Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms. Morris Plains, NJ.
Dining room tall clock & corner cabinet at General Daniel Bissell House. St. Louis, MO.Corner cabinet & chairs in Herrick House at Hale Farm. Cleveland, OH.Corner cabinet with china in dining room of Ash Lawn-Highland. Charlotttesville, VA.Oak corner cabinet (c1910-11) by Craftsman Workshops of Eastwood, NY at Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms. Morris Plains, NJ.
Arts & Crafts dinner gong & oak corner cabinet by Craftsman Workshops of Eastwood, NY at Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms. Morris Plains, NJ.Oak corner cabinet by Craftsman Workshops of Eastwood, NY at Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms. Morris Plains, NJ.Hand-painted corner cabinet at Orange museum of art & history. Orange, France.Corner chair & hanging corner cabinet atop base by Carlo Bugatti an Italian working in Paris at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Arts & Crafts dinner gong (c1900-04) & oak corner cabinet (c1910-11) by Craftsman Workshops of Eastwood, NY at Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms. Morris Plains, NJ.Oak corner cabinet (c1910-11) by Craftsman Workshops of Eastwood, NY at Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms. Morris Plains, NJ.Hand-painted corner cabinet at Orange museum of art & history. Orange, France.Corner chair & hanging corner cabinet atop base (c1895-1904) by Carlo Bugatti an Italian working in Paris at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
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