The new clothes press

[judiaci]

That is a great memory of your grandpa. Do you have a picture of it to share online?

[Dancingfewl423]

Originally posted by AGMommy:
The only issue I have with the new clothes press is that it's not historically accurate. The original one was.

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I personally like the chest. It looks like it would store most of Felicity's clothing - the only thing I would be concerned about is how all her accessories would sit up vertically in the box so the door could close.

[zap_sea]

The new clothes press is very historically accurate. My grandparents have one just like it made by the company that makes reproduction pieces for Colonial Williamsburg.

[judiaci]

Thanks for the information Zap sea! I was wondering about the historical accuracy of the new clothes press.

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[danaspillar]

But is the new clothes press historically correct for its INSIDE? I thought that in Colonial days they didn't hang their clothes.

[auri]

Originally posted by zap_sea:
The new clothes press is very historically accurate. My grandparents have one just like it made by the company that makes reproduction pieces for Colonial Williamsburg.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I thought the false drawer look of the front made it inaccurate. Did real pieces have such false fronts?

[zap_sea]

They did put false fronts in when they didn't have enough room or for decoration. There is a French term for it, something like fooling the eye (but in French so it sounds cool.) The whole hanging of the clothes on the inside is just something that AG came up with. That way it can store dolls like all the other trunks, has reasonable storage (my Kirsten's clothes will not fold weel and I doubt Lissie's do either), and it looks historically accurate from the front. However, they did hang clothing on pegs lining the walls.

For the record I meant historically accurate on the outside. I take it the same way I take Kit's trunk with the flap thing that folds down in the front. Historical on the outside, practical on the inside.

[pajamarose]

I would love to get the clothes press for Felicity's room but my doll house will only be 24 in height for each room. I cannot make it any taller because our ceilings are A-shaped and I need enough space for the roof patio area.


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[Ashlea]

that French word: trompe l'oiel which means, "tricks the eye"

I think it is very historically accurate for the time.

[auri]

I like the way it looks from the front, and I can see that's historically accurate, but the inside bothers me. I guess I was really hoping for either the return of the original clothes press or something different but still practical for storing outfits.