Doll's house shower
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
circa 1890 - circa 1899
Materials
Metal and fabric
Measurements
60 mm (width); 129 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664909
Summary
A German tinplate doll's house size shower painted cream and black (contents from Betty Cadbury's doll's house number: 665529). The circular top with a curved band contains a pierced base through which the water runs. Both the top and the circular base (which also has a curved band) are supported on three wire legs which end in scroll feet. A cream curtain, with a red and brown floral print, is threaded top and bottom through two circular pieces of wire.
Marks and inscriptions
Base of the shower: '9 d'