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Subiaco Museum > Records

TRAY, DRESSING TABLE, LACQUERED.

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Overview

Rectangular wooden lacquered tray. A slit in either end of the raised sides enables tray to be carried. The background is black lacquer. There is a border of stylised leaves and flowers done in autumn shades. At the centre is an oriental scene showing two storks in flight over a landscape with trees. This tray was used to display a hand mirror, brush and comb and was used as a dressing table set together with a lacquered glove box [92.62ab] and handkerchief box [92.63ab] by the donor's mother.

Historical information

This lacquered tray has a border of stylised leaves and flowers done in autumn shades. At the centre is an oriental scene showing two storks in flight over a landscape with trees. This tray was used to display a hand mirror, brush and comb and was used as a dressing table set together with a lacquered glove box [92.62 ab] and handkerchief box [92.63 ab] by the donor's mother.

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cwa-org-43-1992.64

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Keywords

ARIS (nee Doggett) Doxie W

Statement of significance

Example of a dressing table tray used by a local resident.

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