Miniature Furniture

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Artist/Maker	Unknown (maker)
Place of origin	England (made)

Model or doll sized chest of drawers with bowed front. Veneered with satinwood, mahogany and rosewood. Marquetry on the front, top and two sides featuring a pattern of circles inside a scalloped border. Two short and three long drawers, a circular lock in the upper centre of each drawer. Eight drawer handles, one on each of the short drawers; two on each of the long drawers. Both handles on the middle long drawer are damaged.

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Categories	Children & Childhood Miniatures Dolls' Houses Furniture
Object type	Miniature furniture
Parts	This object consists of 6 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below) Miniature Furniture Chest of Drawers Model Chest of Drawers Model Chest of Drawers Model Chest of Drawers Model Chest of Drawers Model Chest of Drawers
Materials and techniques	Wood with satinwood, mahogany and rosewood, constructed using mortis and tenon joints, screws and glue. Wood Satinwood Mahogany Rosewood Metal Joinery Veneering Screwing Glueing Marquetry
Brief description	Model or doll sized chest of drawers, wood with satinwood, mahogany and rosewood veneers, English, ca. 1800
Physical description	Model or doll sized chest of drawers with bowed front. Veneered with satinwood, mahogany and rosewood. Marquetry on the front, top and two sides featuring a pattern of circles inside a scalloped border. Two short and three long drawers, a circular lock in the upper centre of each drawer. Eight drawer handles, one on each of the short drawers; two on each of the long drawers. Both handles on the middle long drawer are damaged.
Dimensions	Whole height: 230mm Whole width: 252mm Depth: 120mm Two short drawers height: 3cm Two short drawers width: 9.8cm Two short drawers depth: 12.7cm (Note: front to back of drawer) Top long drawer height: 3.4cm Three long drawers width: 20.4cm Three long drawers depth: 12.8cm (Note: front to back of drawer) Middle long drawer height: 3.6cm Bottom long drawer height: 4cm
Style	Early 19th Century
Production type	Mass produced
Credit line	Given in memory of Mrs J M Rotch by her son C D Rotch
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	W.15:1 to 6-1919

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1131653/miniature-furniture-unknown/

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