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Room Setting

late 1980s to late 1990s (made)
Artist/Maker
Hopkinson, Roma (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

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

Categories
Children & Childhood
Dolls & Toys
Dolls' Houses
Object type
Room setting
Parts
This object consists of 10 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Tables (Support Furniture)
  • Miniature (Size Attribute)
  • Tables (Support Furniture)
  • Miniature (Size Attribute)
  • Umbrella Stands
  • Miniature (Size Attribute)
  • Animals
  • Toys (Recreational Artifacts)
  • Room Setting
  • Dolls' House Accessories
  • Miniature (Size Attribute)
  • Dolls' House Accessories
  • Miniature (Size Attribute)
  • Dolls' House Accessories
  • Miniature (Size Attribute)
  • Dolls' House Accessories
  • Miniature (Size Attribute)
  • Dolls' House Accessories
  • Miniature (Size Attribute)
Brief description
Hallway accessories including a stag's head and a barometer, part of a dolls' house in the style of the 1940s made in England by Roma Hopkinson in the late 1980s to late 1990s
Production typeUnique
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.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.10:1 to 5-2007

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O239193/room-setting-hopkinson-roma/
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