Doll's house clock
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, glass and paper
Measurements
34 mm (width); 83 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 661793
Summary
A metal wall clock made for a doll's house (contents from Mrs Buckland's doll's house - inventory number - 661787). It is basically rectangular in shape, but has an ornate decoration around the face and top edge of the case. The case is made is made of gold-coloured metal (which is now pock marked) with black painted silver coloured metal for the ornate piece. At the front of the case is a sheet of glass and the inside of the case is coloured blue. There is a silver coloured metal pendulum which is circular at the swinging end. The face is made of white paper with black roman numerals. The glass has fallen back into the case at the lower end and the black paint is worn off in places.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Y. Buckland in May 1979.