Welsh dresser

Plate-displaying cabinet furniture

A Welsh dresser is a piece of furniture combining a lower cabinet with drawers and cupboards and an upper section of open shelves for displaying dishes or decorative items.

Traditional in British homes, especially kitchens and dining rooms: The blue willow plates lined the Welsh dresser.

Also called a hutch in American English.

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