Doll's house bed
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, fabric and wool
Measurements
Bed - 102 mm (length); 22 mm (length), Pillow - 97 mm (width), Sheet - 50 mm (width), Mattress - 75 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 669846
Summary
A doll's house metal bedstead and bedding. The bed has an ornate pierced headboard and footboard. There is a shallow pierced bar on either side linking the head to the foot. The bed stands on thin legs with small pad feet. The base of the bed is a rectangular lattice on which is lying a thin piece of card. The bedding consists of a stuffed brown mattress, two sheets that appear to have been made out of a handkerchief (because one has a laundry mark), a pillow covered with white cotton with lace trimming at the ends, a blanket which is made of knitted wool and a pink eiderdown with a lace trim. Total number of items is 7.