Person Dusting Shelf in Attic

An attic curio room under heavy beams, strung with small warm bulbs. Shelves of coloured glass bottles line the left wall above a run of mantel clocks, pocket watches and a longcase clock, with old keys hanging in a row on hooks. Maps of invented seas, framed portraits and botanical prints cover the plaster between them; two globes and boxes marked Curios and Artifacts sit on top of the bookcases. A rocking horse and a small wooden train stand on a cabinet, a violin rests on a table beside a labelled artifact crate, and an accordion, another violin and carved figures fill the foreground table with a diorama under glass. A woman in a striped jumper reaches up with a feather duster. Glass, brass and worn timber keep three steady families across all the clutter.