Garden
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, metal and sponge.
Measurements
Each piece (min) - 90 mm (length), Each piece (max) - 130 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664528
Summary
A model garden set made from wood, metal and modelling material. The set consists of the following: one rectangular wooden base which has a grey painted crazy paving path, low hedges either side made from modelling sponge, and green painted grass made from sawdust; two narrow rectangular wooden bases, both with hedge borders (sponge material), grey crazy paving path and grass as above; one hedge made from a thin piece of wood with a sponge material hedge glued to the top; and one tree which has a square wooden base, wooden stick for a trunk and oval sponge material top. A cottage with a garden. The cottage is made from grey painted wood and has a 'thatched' roof made from straw, a glass window and a wooden door which opens. It sits on a rectangular wooden base. There is one piece of wooden fence; one piece of wooden fence made from wooden sticks; and one piece of wooden fence, with a gate and painted white. There is a bridge made from wooden sticks and a wooden base covered with sawdust and painted green; two metal painted trees without leaves; one metal painted tree with leaves; one length of wood with a platform on top of it and a piece of wire threaded through it; and one bamboo gate. Total number of items is 15.