Toy elephant
by or after The A. Schoenhut Company
Category
Toys
Date
c. 1900
Materials
Wood, leather and textile
Measurements
150 x 220 x 80 mm
Place of origin
Philadelphia
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Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 997511
Summary
Articulated wooden elephant, painted dark grey with leather ears and tusks, and a string tail. Was part of the Schoenhut’s Humpty Dumpty’s circus toy set.See related items: NT 997512, NT 997578 and also NT 666300 and NT 665445 from the National Trust Museum of Childhood collection.
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009
Makers and roles
by or after The A. Schoenhut Company, manufacturer