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Miniature Writing Desk, Fairy Castle

Specifications

Miniature Writing Desk, Fairy Castle

Category

Art, Architecture, and Design

Classification

CHENHALL - Furnishings - Furniture - Storage & Display Furniture - Desk - Desk, Writing
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts - Sculpture - Miniature

Object Origin
Date Created:

1928-1935

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Miniature writing desk with cabinet. Silver cuved legs with balls as the 'foot', with scroll work detail at bottom edge of desktop. Desk portion has a door which opens downwards, inset of Victorian man and two (2) women on face. Aboce is cabinet with decorative scrolls, two shelves and decorative inset of Victorian man and woman on door. Decortive finials and sculpture on top of cabinet.

Materials:

silver

glass

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 5 in, Width: 2.5 in, Depth: 1.5 in
    Weight: 0.3 lbs

Credit

Gift of Colleen Moore, 49.129.17

Display Status

On Exhibit

Miniature Writing Desk, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Writing Desk, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Writing Desk, Fairy Castle

This writing desk features two insets depicting a Victorian-era man and woman. Sitting on top of the desk is an ivory statue of the folk hero, William Tell of Switzerland.

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