What period do these wardrobes come from?

The dated listings run from 1860 to 1930, with sixty-nine carrying a clean year. Victorian and Edwardian tags account for eighty between them. The decade tags cluster in the 1900s, 1920s and 1890s. The earliest end is thin: only three listings fall in the 1860s, and a single Regency-dated piece sits outside the span altogether.

Which timbers turn up most?

Mahogany leads, with oak, walnut and pine following. Those four cover the great bulk of what gets listed. Figured and decorative timbers appear in smaller numbers: burr walnut, satinwood, satin walnut, satin birch, pollard oak and rosewood. They sit toward the top of the range.

How many mirror doors do they usually have?

Most often a single full-length mirror door, sometimes two or three. The phrase "mirror door" recurs through the titles. Triple-door wardrobes are the main alternative form. On those the mirror is commonly in the centre door, with a solid cupboard each side.

Can a large wardrobe be moved through a house?

A good number are built to knock down, coming apart into carcase, doors and cornice. Titles flag this as "dismantles" or "knockdown". The feature is advertised mostly on pine and painted country wardrobes. It is rarely mentioned on the mahogany and walnut pieces.

Are French wardrobes common in this category?

France is the only foreign origin that appears in quantity, named in around twenty-two titles, with armoire appearing about as often. The samples include one piece marked Paris and one Breton armoire. Other Continental wardrobes are listed simply as Continental, without a country.

What is a compactum wardrobe?

A wardrobe fitted inside with drawers and sliding trays as well as hanging space, rather than being one open box. Combination and 3-section are other names for much the same thing. Compactum appears in eighteen titles, and these pieces recur through the upper half of the range. Odd one-off forms in the samples include a miniature compactum and a corner compactum.

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A large free-standing bedroom wardrobe of roughly 1860 to 1930 with looking-glass panels set into its doors, built to hold hanging clothes and let you dress in front of it.