Specializing in reproductions of 17th century furniture and woodwork
The Paine cupboard, named after the family in which it descended, is the most elaborate of the coastal New England "mannerist" press cupboards. The form was designed for a prosperous middle class family to display wealth: silver, pewter, glassware, ceramics, set on valuable fabric draping the cupboard. It employs all of the decorative devices in the repertoire of the 17th century joiner: carving, turning, painting and staining, and applied ornament in the form of split turnings, moldings and brasses. The details of construction demonstrate the highest levels of workmanship seen in the period. This piece is attributed to the Emery shop of Newbury, Massachusetts. A dozen or so similar pieces are known. |
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