MID 19TH CENTURY

Dressers of this design were made in Caernarvonshire and in particular on the island of Anglesey, North West Wales, during the late 18th and 19th centuries. They form a regional group which is characterised by the combination of oak, mahogany and other woods, in this instance bird's eye maple, rosewood, walnut and sycamore; the whole of the breakfront section is walnut, as are the octagonal panels on the doors. Dressers of this type typically include a breakfront to the base, as here, although flat-fronted ones were also made. The shelves typically have pine backboards which were often painted, as here; the typically pine sides are grained to simulate oak.