dressing table set


dressing table set

Summary

Ebony dressing table set containing: 1) Powder Box: Cylindrical box, screw-top lid with engraved line round edge, containing cylindrical glass jar. 2) Hairpin Box: Cylindrical box, tall screw-top lid with engraved line round edge, top projecting slightly beyond sides, containing hairpin. 3) Sprinkler: Round jar screwing to long thin hollow stem with four small holes in top, closed, pointed screw-top knob. 4) Shoe horn/Buttonhook: Curved shoe horn, end attached to tapering metal buttonhook. 5) Glove Stretcher: 2 tapering pieces curved at top connected by hinge and spring in centre. 6) (?) Holder: Hollow cylinder with turned wood base. 7) Pin Box: Cylindrical box ridged for screw-on lid round top edge. Lid with top surface curving down to hole in centre. 8) Ring Stand: Saucer-shaped base with hole in centre, slender waisted upright shaft screwing into hole, 2 horizontal arms each with 2 knobs along length slotting into holes in shaft.


Object Name

dressing table set

Date Created

1914-1916

Dimensions

Hairpin box: 10.5cm
Holder: 12cm
Sprinkler: 13cm
Glove stretcher: 21cm
Shoe horn/buttonhook: 28cm
Powder box: 4.5cm
Pin box: 6.5cm
Ring stand: 9cm

accession number

1972.169/8

Medium

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