SINCE 1828
Hadley chest
noun
Had·ley chest
| \ ˈhadlē-\
Definition of Hadley chest
: an Early American chest that has three panels in the front, a well, and one, two, or rarely three drawers and that is ornamented over the entire front with flat carving usually involving a tulip motif and sometimes including the initials of the owner
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