Wardrobe in 18th century white pine with 7"H&L hinges and a fan carving in the bracket base ' borrowed ' from a chest of drawers at Historic Deerfield. Black-green milk paint. 1986. Rutland County, Vt.

Of the myriad historic houses and museums I've visited over the years, these cupboards, at least in New England, are not common, you might even say rare.