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Miniature kitchen cupboard for children.
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Cultural Objects, Furniture

Child’s Kitchen Cupboard

People
Maker/Creator: Selma Keith
Date
Unknown
Places
Floyd (Courthouse District)
Material/Medium

Pine

Specifications
  • Height: 39 1/4 inches
  • Width: 22 inches
  • Depth: 12 3/4 inches
Description

This white cabinet is sized for child’s play with two fixed shelves for displaying a tea set and a storage space with doors. The back of the cupboard is made from beadboard while the sides, doors, and shelves are pine. Details include a wooden latch to secure the doors and plate rails on the shelves. Stamped into the top of the cupboard is “S.J. Keith Floyd, Va.”

Keywords
child's furniture
Bio Sketch

Nathaniel Selma Joe Keith (1913-1999) was married to Josie Alderman. He collected and sold antiques. Two of his own creative pieces are part of our Folk Art Collection, a wooden swan and a landscape painted on a saw blade.