Christmas decoration
Selfridges
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
1930 (circa)
Materials
Metal
Measurements
45 mm (Height); 50 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 938736.2.4
Summary
A yellow striped spinning top wrapped in tissue paper upon which a label numbered '12' is attached, one of a collection of items once concealed in the stem of early twentieth century Selfridges cardboard and cotton wool Christmas toadstool, DUN/MISC/409, a. They also include a rubber and metal pistol (.1); unopened ring game (.2); hanging flower basket suspended on a red frame (.3).
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
Selfridges , retailer