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Doll's Wardrobe

Doll's Wardrobe
1920s
Place of origin

honey coloured wood panels which are nailed together; standing on a three sided plinth
double doored with a drawer below and two shelves inside
top front is carved into an open tulips shape and decorated with red and green; both doors are painted with a flower in red and green; the drawer has a bar handle and the front of the plinth is slightly carved; grooves are cut into the surfaces as lines


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Wardrobe
  • Dolls' House Furniture
  • Drawer
  • Dolls' House Furniture
  • Shelf
  • Dolls' House Furniture
  • Shelf
  • Dolls' House Furniture
TitleDoll's Wardrobe
Materials and techniques
carved and painted wood, nailed together
Brief description
Wooden wardrobe with green and red painted decoration made in Germany in the 1920s

Drawer for wooden wardrobe with green and red painted decoration made in Germany in the 1920s

Plain shelf for wooden wardrobe with green and red painted decoration made in Germany in the 1920s

Plain shelf for wooden wardrobe with green and red painted decoration made in Germany in the 1920s
Physical description
honey coloured wood panels which are nailed together; standing on a three sided plinth
double doored with a drawer below and two shelves inside
top front is carved into an open tulips shape and decorated with red and green; both doors are painted with a flower in red and green; the drawer has a bar handle and the front of the plinth is slightly carved; grooves are cut into the surfaces as lines
Dimensions
  • Greatest height: 8.25in
  • Greatest width: 5.75in
  • Greatest depth: 2.5in
Credit line
Given by Susan Heads on behalf of Edna Lewington (deceased)
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
B.249:1-1999

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Record createdFebruary 11, 2000
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