WHATNOT
c. 1870Shelving is made of four wood half circles, with the top one smaller than the rest. The other three shelves are of equal size.
The edge of the shelves has a coloured veneer strip. The shelf supports are turned wood, with the screw holes of the two top shelves concealed by four small finials.
The top shelf has a wooden half circle fretwork piece centred at the back.
Each shelf has the same inlay design, in two colours, on the centre of each shelf.
The bottom shelf is cracked.
The whole sits on four turned legs.
This ’whatnot’ was once in the possession of the Sinclair family who arrived in Toodyay in 1840.
The whatnot is very likely to have been a piece of imported furniture, mass produced in England and shipped here flat-packed then assembled after arrival.
Details
Details
A 'whatnot' is a series of open shelves supported by upright posts, used primarily in drawing rooms to put one's collectables out for display.
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