Miniature desk
by or after Gebrüder Schneegas
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
c. 1840 - c. 1900
Materials
Wood and metal
Measurements
115 x 63 mm; 150 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Waltershausen
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1517632
Summary
Miniature unvarnished, light wood desk with 7 drawers and 6 silver buttons, one is missing. Parts were glued together. Is part of the dolls' house furniture. See NT 1517633 for related item.
Full description
The Schneegas company made a lot of dollhouse furniture from the 1840s to the early 20th c. in Waltershausen, Germany.
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009.
Makers and roles
by or after Gebrüder Schneegas, manufacturer