Doll's house furniture
Epoch Co Ltd
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
1985 - 1987
Materials
Plastic.
Measurements
Each chair - 40 mm (length); 35 mm (width); 60 mm (height), Table - 149 mm (length); 70 mm (width); 50 mm (height)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662131
Summary
A doll's house set of dining room furniture, made of green plastic (contents from Mrs Savage's doll's house, inventory number-662121). There are six upright chairs, a highchair, a rocking chair and a dining table. Of the chairs, five are complete and one has one leg missing. There is one horizontal bar half way up the back and a curved bar across the top of each chair. The vertical uprights of the chair backs end in round knobs. Embossed on the underside of the seats is '1985 Epoch China'. The highchair, which is similar to the dining chairs and has in addition a tray that can be lifted up and a foot rest. Embossed on the under side of the seat is 'Sylvanian families, 1987 Epoch Co Ltd, Made in Taiwan'. The rocking chair has with arms and a back with four vertical struts. Embossed on the underside of the seat is '1985 Epoch China'. The dining table has a longitudinal stretcher and four legs. Embossed on the underside of the table is '1986 Epoch China'. Total number of items is 9.
Makers and roles
Epoch Co Ltd, maker