Before 1650, fine furniture was a rarity in western Europe and North America. Generally, people did not demand it and for Pantry Cabinet the most part could not afford it. They prepared do with simple but serviceable pieces.
The arts and craft movement which started in the United Kingdom in the inside of the 19th aeon spurred a emporium for traditional cabinet making, and other craft goods. This movement exemplified the reaction to the eclectic historicism of the Victorian era and to the 'soulless' machine-made production which was starting to become widespread.