Miniature sewing table
by or after Gebrüder Schneegas
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
c. 1840 - c. 1900
Materials
Wood, metal and textile.
Measurements
85 x 64 mm; 88 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Waltershausen
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1517634
Summary
Miniature varnished, light wood sewing table with 1 drawer and silver button in Victorian style. The drawer has 6 compartments and contains 2 balls of thread, one yellow, one red, a maroon velvet pad and a silver dining knife. It has the same style as NT 1517632 and 1517633 but is varnished and yellowish. 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