Doll's house bed
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard and cotton
Measurements
140 mm (length); 120 mm (width); 130 mm (height); 65 mm (depth)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 669724
Summary
A doll's house size bed made from a cardboard box, foam rubber and fabric. The square gold paper covered box has two compartments lined with dark brown corrugated paper. On this base is stuck a square of foam. Over this is a cover with a valance in cotton with blue stripes and bands of cream with red roses on it. This has red braid, top and bottom. A piece of card forming the bed head is covered in this material with a fold down canopy, also in the cotton material edged with red braid. There is a loose white cotton pillow edged with white lace. Total number of items is 2.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs P. Baker-Claire in May 1991.