Miniature bookcase
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and glass.
Measurements
365 (H) x 247 (W) x 121 (D) mm
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Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 1398606
Caption
Felbrigg servants had their own little library, consisting of 23 books, compared to the main library which has about 5000 books. These morally uplifting works (not chosen by the servants) include exciting titles like ‘The Faithful Servant’, ‘Life’s Last Hours’ and ‘Annals of the Poor’.
Summary
Bookcase with one shelf and a glass door, containing the servants' library.
Provenance
Part of the Windham Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969 by Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969).