Doll's Dresser
Doll's Dresser
1920s
1920s
| Place of origin |
honey coloured wood panels which are nailed together; standing on carved feet
double doored with both doors painted with a flower in red and green; bottom edge is slightly carved; grooves are cut into the surfaces as lines
towards the back of the top are two holes into which fit the nails protruding from the bottom of the shelf unit
shelf unit has forward curved panels on the sides; at the top of the unit are two diamond shapes painted in green
in the centre the panel (which has become unglued) has a high shelf with three red and green painted flowers below and three green diamond shapes above
double doored with both doors painted with a flower in red and green; bottom edge is slightly carved; grooves are cut into the surfaces as lines
towards the back of the top are two holes into which fit the nails protruding from the bottom of the shelf unit
shelf unit has forward curved panels on the sides; at the top of the unit are two diamond shapes painted in green
in the centre the panel (which has become unglued) has a high shelf with three red and green painted flowers below and three green diamond shapes above
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Doll's Dresser |
| Materials and techniques | carved and painted wood, nailed together |
| Brief description | Wooden dresser with green and red painted decoration made in Germany in the 1920s Top (in two parts) for wooden dresser with green and red painted decoration made in Germany in the 1920s |
| Physical description | honey coloured wood panels which are nailed together; standing on carved feet double doored with both doors painted with a flower in red and green; bottom edge is slightly carved; grooves are cut into the surfaces as lines towards the back of the top are two holes into which fit the nails protruding from the bottom of the shelf unit shelf unit has forward curved panels on the sides; at the top of the unit are two diamond shapes painted in green in the centre the panel (which has become unglued) has a high shelf with three red and green painted flowers below and three green diamond shapes above |
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| Credit line | Given by Susan Heads on behalf of Edna Lewington (deceased) |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.251:1-1999 |
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| Record created | February 11, 2000 |
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