Miscellaneous doll's house items
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, paper, wire, fabric, plastic, wool and glass
Measurements
Table - 85 mm (length); 45 mm (width); 50 mm (height), Clock - 29 mm (width); 97 mm (height), Each lampshade (min) - 30 mm (diameter), Each lampshade (max) - 55 mm (diameter), Each wire doll - 55 mm (height), Grandfather doll - 90 mm (height), Glass disc - 55 mm (diameter), Red plastic - 30 mm (diameter)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667794
Summary
A collection of doll's house items (contents of Mrs Harvey's doll's house, inventory number - 665940). These consist of: A wooden table with two large blocks for legs. A varnished wooden grandfather clock with a gold coloured paper face and black lettering and the letters 'ABC' above 6 o'clock. Three lampshades, two of beige paper with braid glued to the top and bottom of each one. The other one is made of pink fabric, the material stretched over a wire frame with pink cord at the top and bottom of the shade. A glass disc with bevelled edges. Two doll's house size doll's, a boy and a girl, made of wool wrapped wire with embroidered faces. The girl has a pink gathered skirt. A wire body doll dressed as a grandfather, wearing check trousers, a black jacket and a grey waistcoat. He has white hair and a beard, and a painted fabric face with spectacles. On his feet are black boots. A circle of red plastic with 'petals', possibly part of a Christmas tree light. Total number of items is 10.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs T Harvey in 1985.