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17th Century FurniturePage 6

Chests of drawers were a new form of storage furniture introduced in the middle of the century, but they appear not to have been used in halls and parlours at this time.

Chest of drawers, c.1650; oak at the Geffrye Museum
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Chest of drawers, c.1650; oak.

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