Doll's house dresser
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
circa 1900
Materials
Wood and metal
Measurements
Dresser - 154 mm (width); 204 mm (height); 51 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665217
Summary
A wooden doll's house size hanging dresser painted cream with pale blue decoration on the top of the front, and gold coloured paint on the front of the shelves and two drawers. Four nails, also painted cream, act as hooks. Contained in the two drawers are eight German coins, of which seven are 50 pfennig coins dating from 1920-1922 and one is a 500 mark coin from 1923. It is part of a German kitchen (circa 1900) - inventory number 667555.
Marks and inscriptions
One side of the 50 pfennig coin: 'Deutsches Reich/ 50/ Pfennig/ 1920 [OTHERS SAY 1921 OR 1922]' Other side of the 50 pfennig coin: '[E]ich regen/ bringt [G]egen' One side of the 500 mark coin: 'DEUTSCHES REICH/ 500 MARK/ 1923' Other side of the 500 mark coin: 'EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT'