This design of a wardrobe includes the following description: “In one wing there is a rail with pegs, for hanging dresses, which folds out in the centre so as to enable a greater quantity of articles to be hung upon it. There is a shelf above the rail, for holding shoes, &c. In the other wing are four shelves, for bonnets; and below is a locker, for dirty linen, the front of which folds down, and, when closed, fastens by a catch. The centre part contains five tray shelves and four drawers.”An Encyclopædia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture and Furniture (1835).
Although its difficult to imagine the quantity of dresses most Reg Roms describe crammed into this space, this is a fairly substantial piece of furniture that served as a closet.
