Doll's House Accessories
late 1980s to late 1990s (made)
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This house is a replica of a real house in Surrey where Roma Hopkinson lived with her family during the Second World War. Roma built this house in the 1980's, paying incredible attention to detail, reproducing ration books, identity cards, newspapers, and photo albums by reducing copies of the original versions. The photographs show her family as they appeared at that time. Each doll is also modelled on a family member with Roma appearing as one on of the children in a school dress. The house accurately reflects the wartime era, showing popular products, foodstuffs, games, and furnishings from the time.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 9 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cut and painted wood and moulded plastic |
| Brief description | Outdoor accessories including a ladder, a bench, a birdhouse and pieces of wall for a dolls' house in the style of the 1940s made in England by Roma Hopkinson in the late 1980s to late 1990s |
| Physical description | Assortment of garden furniture and accessories including a bird house, green working lamppost, a wooden stepladder, a silver rubbish bin, a boot scraper, a wicker basket with flowers, a wooden bench, a black plastic gate with six matching railings, brick steps with milk bottles and a bird attached, two wooden gate posts and walls. |
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| Credit line | Given by Claire Hopkinson |
| Summary | This house is a replica of a real house in Surrey where Roma Hopkinson lived with her family during the Second World War. Roma built this house in the 1980's, paying incredible attention to detail, reproducing ration books, identity cards, newspapers, and photo albums by reducing copies of the original versions. The photographs show her family as they appeared at that time. Each doll is also modelled on a family member with Roma appearing as one on of the children in a school dress. The house accurately reflects the wartime era, showing popular products, foodstuffs, games, and furnishings from the time. |
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| Accession number | B.17-2007 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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