Kast

American

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A kast is a distinctive type of cupboard that was made in the New York—New Jersey area settled by the Dutch. Strongly architectural in design, the kast derived from Dutch prototypes and was made in America until the early 1800s. The most important piece of furniture in the home, it was probably often a dowry gift. The striking painted surface on this kast simulates stone and is highly unusual. Certain features of the construction and design details reflect, as does the form of the kast itself, Continental rather than English influences. This kast, one of a small number in the seventeenth-century style to have survived, is a rare example of joined oak furniture from the New York area.

Kast, Painted white oak, red oak, American

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Kast, Painted white oak, red oak, American
Kast, Painted white oak, red oak, American
Kast, Painted white oak, red oak, American
Kast, Painted white oak, red oak, American
Kast, Painted white oak, red oak, American

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