Miniature dressing table
by or after Gebrüder Schneegas
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
c. 1840 - c. 1900
Materials
Wood, metal and glass.
Measurements
148 x 97 x 47 mm
Place of origin
Waltershausen
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1517633
Summary
Miniature unvarnished, light wood dressing table with 5 drawers and 4 silver buttons (one is missing), it also has a central mirror and 2 shelves. The parts were glued together. The mirror has been secured with a piece of paper stuck at the back. It has the same manufacture as the desk NT 1517632. It is part of the dolls' house furniture.
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