What is this?

What is this?

• A. Armoire
• B. Linenpress
• C. Tallboy
• D. Chest on chest

Answer: (B)

This is a linen press, a cabinet specifically built to store linens. The term press signals a storage closet with doors concealing shelves where folded sheets, towels, and table linens are kept clean and organized. The piece shown is tall with a panel-front door arrangement that opens to shelves (and sometimes a lower drawer), emphasizing storage behind doors rather than drawers. This distinguishes it from a tallboy, which is a tall chest of drawers entirely made up of multiple drawers, and from a chest on chest, which is two separate chests stacked. It also differs from an armoire, which is a general wardrobe used for clothing and often has a more ornate, versatile interior. In historical interiors, linen presses were common in bedrooms and service areas for linen storage and protection.

This is a linen press, a cabinet specifically built to store linens. The term press signals a storage closet with doors concealing shelves where folded sheets, towels, and table linens are kept clean and organized. The piece shown is tall with a panel-front door arrangement that opens to shelves (and sometimes a lower drawer), emphasizing storage behind doors rather than drawers. This distinguishes it from a tallboy, which is a tall chest of drawers entirely made up of multiple drawers, and from a chest on chest, which is two separate chests stacked. It also differs from an armoire, which is a general wardrobe used for clothing and often has a more ornate, versatile interior. In historical interiors, linen presses were common in bedrooms and service areas for linen storage and protection.