Doll's house furniture
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Conker, thread and metal
Measurements
Sofa - 75 mm (length), Table - 70 mm (length); 38 mm (height), Chair - 50 mm (width); 40 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659141
Summary
A set of doll's house size furniture made from conkers consisting of six chairs, one sofa and one table. The chairs have a conker seat with pins for legs which are bound with lilac thread. The backs of the chairs consist of a semi-circle of pins stuck in the conker with lilac thread woven between them. The sofa has a similar construction but has two conkers to make the seat. The table also consists of four legs bound with lilac thread and the top has the pins that are radiating out with the thread woven to simulate a flat surface. Total number of items is 8.