Noah's Ark bird
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
60 mm (height); 88 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664073
Summary
A carved wooden peacock with a long tail, painted dark blue with mottled orange and green paint on wings and orange and black circles or 'eyes' on the back and tail. One leg and large foot is painted grey, the other leg and foot is broken off and has been replaced by a black painted match-stick. Part of a larger set of Noah's Ark animals.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Miss K. Fairclough in July 1976.