Doll's house stand
Pit-a-Pat
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, metal, bristles and fabric.
Measurements
Stand - 80 mm (width); 115 mm (height), Sweeping brush - 23 mm (width); 40 mm (width); 75 mm (height), Mop - 35 mm (width); 90 mm (height), Carpet sweeper - 40 mm (width); 110 mm (height); 22 mm (depth)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660635
Summary
A doll's house size unpainted wooden brush stand (a 'Housemaid's Set'). The stand is rectangular with three metal clips arranged in a pyramid shape to hold the following items; a sweeping brush, a mop, and a carpet sweeper. The sweeping brush has a wooden handle and brush bristles, the mop has a chipped wooden handle and jointed metal end, with brown material for the mop head, and the carpet sweeper is wooden with metal wire at the bottom of the handle and three metal wheels, one of which is missing. The back of the stand has a red paper label pasted onto it reading 'Pit-a-Pat Series London' and has illustrations of a house and furniture in red and black ink. Total number of items is 4.
Marks and inscriptions
Paper label on back of stand: 'MADE IN / ENGLAND / PIT-A-PAT / SERIES REGD. / LONDON'
Makers and roles
Pit-a-Pat , maker