Doll's house furniture
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
circa 1990
Materials
Plastic
Measurements
Rolling Pin – 40 mm (length), Board –40 mm (length); 25 mm (width), Frying Pan – 45 mm (length); 28 mm (diameter), Sink Unit and Cupboard – 50 mm (width); 30 mm (depth); 50 mm (height excluding tap and cupboard), Stove –60 mm (width); 30 mm (depth); 50 mm (height excluding pipe)
Place of origin
Taiwan
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662148
Summary
Six items of doll's house size kitchen furniture and equipment, all of which are very similar to, and probably are, ‘Sylvanian Families’ accessories (contents from Mrs Savage's doll's house, inventory number-662121). All are made from a plastic made to look like pale wood (the sink unit, cupboard, rolling pin and board) or black cast iron (the stove and frying pan). The stove is rectangular, with rounded corners and a flat back, stands on two long 'feet', and has moulded features; two hotplates and a short 'chimney' on the top, two small doors to the left on the front and a larger 'drop-down' door to the right. The sink unit and cupboard are almost identical. Each is rectangular, stands on four feet and has two opening doors at the front. The cupboard has a plain top, while the sink unit has a sink shape, complete with plughole, moulded in the top with a gold-coloured tap alongside. Inside the cupboard are gold-coloured 'pipes'. The frying pan is moulded in one piece and has a small hole at the end of the handle for hanging. The rolling pin is moulded in one piece, and the chopping board is rectangular with rounded corners and has a long hole at one end where it can be picked up. Total number of items is 6.
Marks and inscriptions
On bases of sink unit and cupboard and back of stove: (copyright symbol)1985 EPOCH TAIWAN