Accomplished journeymen carried tools of their trade as they travelled, prepared for work wherever they went. Migrant craftsmen often settled briefly in one area for a few weeks or months, staying until they saved enough money or until competition drove them farther west. An unnamed journeyman built this corner cupboard for the Harrison family of Conway County in exchange for room and board. Historical sources suggest the artisan apprenticed for three years in England, where the rapid adoption of mechanization reduced reliance on skilled labor, forcing craftspeople of all skill sets to relocate for steady employment. From 1820 to 1850, over 15,000 furniture makers advertised their services across Britain and Ireland—each one a competitor for this anonymous artisan. It might seem like moving from England to America would significantly reduce the artisan’s struggle to find work; during the same period, only 320 furniture makers called Arkansas home. However, the state’s population (and the corresponding number of prospective clients) was also relatively small, which continued to push journeymen to new, untapped areas of the American frontier. The two upper cupboard doors are an unusual combination of wood-framed panels and glazing. Door frame stiles and rails (stretchers) are struck beaded along their edges. A continuous waist molding divides the upper doors from the lower solid struck-beaded panel doors, which conceal additional shelving for storage. Plain bracket feet are chamfered to match the angle of the case corners. The back consists of lap-jointed, vertical pine boards set into rabbets at the case edges and cut nailed at the top and bottom and into the bottom shelf of the upper (just below level of waist molding) case. Early reciprocating (or sash) saw marks are clearly present on these boards, reinforcing the maker’s familiarity with mechanized techniques.