Photograph drawer bottoms set in grooves, nailed underneath, carried on slips, and made from plywood, including an underside view and an enlarged edge.
Underside views: a bottom in grooves, nails, a support slip, plywood, and an enlarged edge of the bottom panel in its groove.
Turn the drawer over
The show face of a drawer says little about how the bottom is held. An underside photograph shows whether the panel sits in grooves, is nailed on from below, rides on a support slip, or is plywood.
Include one enlarged edge
A wide underside view and one close edge belong in the same set. The enlarged corner shows the groove and the thickness of the bottom panel, which a full-drawer photo often hides. Photograph the construction, including the later plywood and nailed bottoms, and describe each method without treating one of them as a date.
Not sure whether this piece of furniture needs an appraisal?
Photograph the drawer corner, the bottom, the back, and the woods you can see. The photo-based Screener can sort the visible evidence before you pay for documentation.
