Toy animal collection
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
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Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1231943.1
Caption
Noah’s Ark toys were one of the few toys Victorian children were allowed to play with on a Sunday. Toys and books were banned, unless they related to the church and the bible.
Summary
A Camel from the Wooden Noah's Ark toy collection.
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).