Doll's house umbrella stand
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, metal and glass
Measurements
Stand - 60 mm (width); 96 mm (height); 39 mm (depth); Each walking stick (min) - 46 mm (length), Each walking stick (max) - 72 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667257
Summary
A doll's house size wooden stand for umbrellas and walking sticks (contents from Mrs Gilman's doll's house - inventory number 661872). The front of the base is curved and has a black textured mat attached to it. The shaped upright back of the stand incorporates a circular mirror. Projecting horizontally from the back of the stand is a curved piece of wood with an oval hole cut in it, allowing the umbrellas and walking sticks to rest within it. The textured mat helps keep them in place. There are also two metal umbrellas, one painted blue, the other red. There are two metal walking sticks painted black and two wooden walking sticks. The curved handle of one has broken off. Total number of items is 7.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs L. J. Gilman in February 1987.
Marks and inscriptions
On the edge of the mirror: '[ ]coffin Paris'