Summary
Desk from Room 1 - Larder & Store Room, Basement, Left Section, Pendle Hall. From far right hand wall, next to meat cool store.
It was created by Felicity Clemons as part of a 40 project to create a grand fully-furnished Georgian style country dolls' house. The project began in the 1940s when Felicity's daughter, Antonia, was given a three-room dolls' house by her grandmother. Mrs Clemons was not happy with its scale or authenticity and so began a rebuilding project which resulted in a four storey grand house, now known as Pendle Hall. Although some items were purchased during shopping trips to Melbourne, the majority of furnishings were constructed by Felicity's own hands, using numerous reference books and magazines.
Physical Description
Rectangular wooden desk, stained dark brown. Small border of wood across the back of the desk top. Desk has four legs and a bottom shelf. Scalloped decorative spandrils between the table legs, and across the base of the bottom shelf.
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Murray, Alister & Joanna, 25 Mar 2010
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
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Object Measurements
80 mm (Width), 48 mm (Depth), 55 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
80 mm (Length), 48 mm (Width), 55 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
British History, Crafts, Doll Houses, Furniture, Models & Modelmaking
