Carousel spinning top
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, Paint, Plaster, Paper
Measurements
70 mm (H); 65 mm (Dia)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1339288
Summary
Wooden carousel spinning top. Three seated female figures, one loose and fourth missing. Beige roof with red paper decoration. Carousel body painted blue. In large doll's house SNO.TY.4690. Figures – one red dress, one blue, one green(loose), painted plaster. Paper strip around base. In notebook no.5, page 46 (1340945.5) Charles Wade refers to: 'Nursery no.128 Merry go Round with seated figures 2½ dia.'. Includes sketch.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
References
Wade, 1944: Charles Paget Wade, Contents of Snowshill Manor. Volume 5 Second Floor, 1944, Page 46