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Please help me name this piece of furniture. Is it a chest, a cabinet, a case, a cupboard? What is it? This was inspired by an antique piece my father found in a workshop of a retired architect. He refurbished it into a showpiece for his bride; for it was a family heirloom. Shrek thought it would make a great display (?) for our fossils. My father is a master carpenter, and has made many custom pieces from imagination alone. Our dining room where this (?) will go has a grandfather clock, curio shelf, dining table, and large bookshelf all custom made of cherry by my Dad. Yes, I'm fluffing my feathers. So here I am, excited as all get out for my almost completed ? The original sample was much deeper, had the large drawers at the top, and a solid top. We have larger fossils to put in deep drawers, but most of our finds are micro fossils. Consequently, we had him put the large drawers on the bottom. Also, my idea was to have a glass top: a glass top that never needed to be removed. I wanted to be able to slide the top drawer open and put our latest, greatest finds in whenever we wanted with no fuss. After a quick month goes by, here you see the almost completed ? I am to go over to his workshop on Sunday to discuss the glass top. It's not a cabinet, a cupboard, a case, a highboy, a caisson, a chiffasomething (found on thesaurus). So, what is it? Thanks for looking.