Summer-house
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, cardboard, wood, fabric and lace
Measurements
Summer-house – 65 mm (width); 80 mm (height); 47 mm (depth), Bed -30 mm (width); 39 mm (height)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664288
Summary
A brown painted model summer-house with two figures and a bed inside. THe summer-house itself has become detached from its green and grey painted rectangular cardboard base. The summer-house has eight moulded tree trunk uprights which separate the four moulded woven walls. The roof ridge is painted green. Inside are two ledges or seats protruding from the two longer walls. Also a green painted wooden doll's house size bed containing two tiny wooden figures. One with black painted hair, one with blonde, lying under a cream coverlet trimmed with cream lace. Total number of items is 3.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of bed: 9