18th century room setting
Room Setting
1701-1799 (made)
1701-1799 (made)
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| Place of origin |
These six wooden panels may be the front doors of the earliest known English architectural baby-house. They have hinges and keyholes which suggest they were part of a larger, symmetrical structure. The rest of the house has not survived.
The carved details under the windows resemble features called aprons, found on brick town houses in London in the early 1720s.
The furniture and dolls which accompany the wooden doors are of high quality, and made of expensive mahogany, copper, glass and silver.
The carved details under the windows resemble features called aprons, found on brick town houses in London in the early 1720s.
The furniture and dolls which accompany the wooden doors are of high quality, and made of expensive mahogany, copper, glass and silver.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | 18th century room setting (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Doors or panels for a furnished room setting or baby house, probably made in England in the eighteenth century |
| Physical description | A large room setting which appears to have originally been part of a larger structure, said to date from the 1700s. A group of glazed panels is all that remains of the room together with a number of very fine miniature furnishings and a group of dolls. |
| Production type | Unique |
| Gallery label | These six wooden panels may be the front doors of the earliest known English architectural baby-house. The rest of the house has not survived.
The carved details under the windows resemble features called aprons, found on brick town houses in London in the early 1720s.
(2014) |
| Credit line | Purchased in 1877 from Mrs. Jane Frances Thornhill |
| Summary | These six wooden panels may be the front doors of the earliest known English architectural baby-house. They have hinges and keyholes which suggest they were part of a larger, symmetrical structure. The rest of the house has not survived. The carved details under the windows resemble features called aprons, found on brick town houses in London in the early 1720s. The furniture and dolls which accompany the wooden doors are of high quality, and made of expensive mahogany, copper, glass and silver. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.42-1922 |
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| Record created | May 26, 2005 |
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