At a time when most houses lacked closets, people used chests to store linens, clothing and other valuable textiles. Their owners did not consider them “bedroom” furniture, and the ornamentation suggests that such chests also served a decorative function. This chest is stenciled with a design of lilies.
Lily. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1883-54-01/. Accessed on December 21, 2024.
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