Toy theatre
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard, wood, fabric, plastic and metal
Measurements
Case –626 mm (length); 475 mm (width); 410 mm (height), Theatre –610 mm (length); 460 mm (width); 410 mm (height), Card –210 mm (length), Table –60 mm (length), Chairs -27 mm (min. width); 42 mm (max. width)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664031
Summary
A wooden model theatre consisting of a wooden cover that has a hole in the top where a handle pokes through. The wooden theatre is painted black with a handle on the top. The proscenium arch is painted grey with red borders. The sides and back are open. There is a brass curtain track running round the edge of the roof to which are attached two blue cotton curtains. Inside the base is a drawer which contains six pieces of card, two brown painted wooden armchairs, doll's house size, one doll's house size wooden dining table and chair. Total number of items is 11.