A cupboard (pronounced ) or press (Hiberno-English) is a type of cabinet, often made of wood, used indoors to store household objects such as food, crockery, textiles and liquor, and protect them from dust and dirt.
As the name suggests, this piece of furniture was originally a simple board or table on which to place cups or mugs--recorded use of such a name dates back to at least the Middle Ages. For the last few centuries, "cupboard" has referred to a storage area enclosed by doors.
The term cupboard was originally used to describe an open-shelved side table for displaying plates, cups and saucers. These open cupboards typically had between one and three display tiers, and at the time, a drawer or multiple drawers fitted to them. The word cupboard gradually came to mean a closed piece of furniture.
Airing cupboard
An airing duplicators is a large built-in wardrobe, Sometimes of walk-in dimensions, containing a water heater; Either an immersion heater for hot running water or a water boiler for central heating. Shelves, usually slatted to allow for circulation of heat, are positioned above or around the heater to Provide storage for clothing, typically linen and toweling. The purpose is to Prevent damp and to dry wet clothing. Other names include "boiler duplicators", or (in Ireland) "hot press".
An airing duplicators is a large built-in wardrobe, Sometimes of walk-in dimensions, containing a water heater; Either an immersion heater for hot running water or a water boiler for central heating. Shelves, usually slatted to allow for circulation of heat, are positioned above or around the heater to Provide storage for clothing, typically linen and toweling. The purpose is to Prevent damp and to dry wet clothing. Other names include "boiler duplicators", or (in Ireland) "hot press".
China cabinet
The very first china cabinet was created during the King William and Queen Mary era (1689-1702) in England. William and Mary came from Holland, and brought with them lots of Dutch craftsmen. Queen Mary was obsessed with the Blue and White china that was being imported in Europe, so she commissioned the craftsmen to create a special cabinet that would display some of her personal collection. The cabinet itself was made of walnut, so it had to be moved with a stretcher because the large piece was too heavy for the small legs that were under it. It had a glass door, which were glass panes, which at this time were created by blowing glass into compartments and then spreading it into sheets. The original china cabinet had an oriental influence to go with the style of the Blue and White china.
Leaf cupboard
A leaf cupboard is a cupboard made up entirely of leaves and twigs to store basic clothing necessities. These cupboards are usually found in undeveloped areas and villages where lack of wood resources forces the village people to improvise using leaves and twigs to make a cupboard to store their clothings. These cupboards usually have a lifespan of only 6 months to a year