Doll's house dressing table
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
circa 1930 - circa 1939
Materials
Wood and glass
Measurements
166 mm (length); 195 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 661762
Summary
A wooden doll's house size dressing table (from 'Bella Vista' doll's house - inventory number 661761) made from a stained red coloured wood and from a cigar box. It has solid wooden sides, top and underneath and has 5 drawers which have metal knobs. The drawers are divided: three at the top and two at the bottom and each draw has half 'beaded' moulding decorating it. A large oval glass mirror is mounted on the top and held in place by two upright posts with metal tops and with a metal crew protruding from either side which allows the mirror to swivel slightly. The dressing table has a back board and two sides and there is a semi-circular shelf underneath the mirror. It has a dark leaf design branded into the surface, characteristic of cigar boxes.