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<p>[QUOTE="Sean M Anderson, post: 4381951, member: 58728"]Looking for values and resources to fully identify the corner cupboard we recently bought. We believe it is potentially a Swisegood School piece due to some of the features and came out of the Stanley/Davidson County NC area (Swisegood was in Davidson County)</p><p>Construction is very well executed, and appears to be walnut with pine shelves.</p><p>We've researched MESDA, and while there are a lot of Swisegood similarities (lock embossing, overall shape, overall build), there are differences we haven't been able to reconcile like the fluted columns vs barber twist style and feet with a slight "bulge" to them.</p><p>Doors are mortise and tenon with pegs, and right side doors originally had handles with a 2 3/8" center to center distance.</p><p>Size is 54" wide and approximately 7' tall. We think there may have been a detail above the crown, as the crown sits about an inch below the top.</p><p>Interesting items are the odd stile-to-rail joint (I've never seen this style before - I feel like it in itself would lead me to the maker), dovetailed door stops, and the rear, finished, overlap board.</p><p>The iron backspring locks are fairly unique - I've only found references to similar at this link that date them at around 1780.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://pegsandtails.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/back-spring-locks/?fbclid=IwAR0o0GVDxXtXJpj_2EBHYuGsscgKqcZzY9LDJ7O61x0c9PqZe289IgfLl3Q" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://pegsandtails.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/back-spring-locks/?fbclid=IwAR0o0GVDxXtXJpj_2EBHYuGsscgKqcZzY9LDJ7O61x0c9PqZe289IgfLl3Q" rel="nofollow">https://pegsandtails.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/back-spring-locks/?fbclid=IwAR0o0GVDxXtXJpj_2EBHYuGsscgKqcZzY9LDJ7O61x0c9PqZe289IgfLl3Q</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Original glass was replaced (fortunately I have a stash of old glass to replace it all)</p><p><br /></p><p>I'll add additional photos in comments[ATTACH=full]367704[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sean M Anderson, post: 4381951, member: 58728"]Looking for values and resources to fully identify the corner cupboard we recently bought. We believe it is potentially a Swisegood School piece due to some of the features and came out of the Stanley/Davidson County NC area (Swisegood was in Davidson County) Construction is very well executed, and appears to be walnut with pine shelves. We've researched MESDA, and while there are a lot of Swisegood similarities (lock embossing, overall shape, overall build), there are differences we haven't been able to reconcile like the fluted columns vs barber twist style and feet with a slight "bulge" to them. Doors are mortise and tenon with pegs, and right side doors originally had handles with a 2 3/8" center to center distance. Size is 54" wide and approximately 7' tall. We think there may have been a detail above the crown, as the crown sits about an inch below the top. Interesting items are the odd stile-to-rail joint (I've never seen this style before - I feel like it in itself would lead me to the maker), dovetailed door stops, and the rear, finished, overlap board. The iron backspring locks are fairly unique - I've only found references to similar at this link that date them at around 1780. [URL]https://pegsandtails.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/back-spring-locks/?fbclid=IwAR0o0GVDxXtXJpj_2EBHYuGsscgKqcZzY9LDJ7O61x0c9PqZe289IgfLl3Q[/URL] Original glass was replaced (fortunately I have a stash of old glass to replace it all) I'll add additional photos in comments[ATTACH=full]367704[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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