Quartermaine Hall

Artisan: Laura Brownhill (Country Treasures)
Date: 2023
Inscriptions: inscribed and dated ‘Country Treasures 23’ (in pen on underside of paper ‘napkin’)
Dimensions: 17 x 17 x 17 mm. / ⅝ x ⅝ x ⅝ inches (height x width x depth)
Inventory number: 2023.011
Intended Room: Parlour
Category: Food (or Animals!)

Provenance: Bought from the artist’s stand at Kensington Dolls’ House Festival in December 2023

Laura Brownhill’s vignettes of animals often have a subtle sense of humour about them – remember her mice investigating the neglected cheese in the Pantry? This lovely little piece has a similar theme: an enterprising mouse has discovered a forgotten slice of Christmas cake. Obviously it’s a very seasonal-specific piece, but it would be fun to tuck it away somewhere in the Parlour if we ever decide to decorate the Hall for Christmas.

Plus, Laura’s Christmas cake looks good enough to eat…