Figure
IKEA
Category
Toys
Date
circa 2006
Materials
Plastic.
Measurements
Max - 50 mm (height); 63 mm (diameter), Min - 53 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Malaysia
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662439
Summary
A set of seven brightly-coloured plastic cups for stacking on top of each other, which fit inside each other for storage. They are form Ikea. The cups are all different: The largest red cup has straight indentations on the sides and a wavy rim; the white cup has blue arrow shapes on the sides and ridged edges to rim; the blue cup has textured squares on the sides and ridged edges to rim; the green cup has ridged sides, holes in the top/base and a zigzag rim; the black cup has two white 'label' shapes on the sides and a curved pattern at the rim; the yellow cup has red circles with holes at their centres on the sides and semicircles cut out of the rim; and the smallest red cup has a domed top/base and ridged edges to the rim. Total number of items is 7.
Provenance
Purchased for the Museum of Childhood by Miss Carolyn Aldridge (former Collections Manager) in February 2007.
Makers and roles
IKEA, maker