The Dog and Whistle
Toytown Building
1920-1930 (made)
1920-1930 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
A model public house in a Mock Tudor style of three storeys made primarily of card. The first and second floors overhang at the front. There is a separate small overhang at first floor level on the right side of the building. Also on this side is a coal bunker at ground floor level. The second floor has one small gable window. The building is painted grey with brown beams and supports. The door is mustard coloured and the windows are white. The roof is plain and coloured purple. The chimney is grey. The building is hollow with the back cut out and open.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | The Dog and Whistle (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted and glued plywood and card |
| Brief description | Painted wood and card building, Toytown pub, The Dog and Whistle, made by S G Hulme Beaman in the 1920s |
| Physical description | A model public house in a Mock Tudor style of three storeys made primarily of card. The first and second floors overhang at the front. There is a separate small overhang at first floor level on the right side of the building. Also on this side is a coal bunker at ground floor level. The second floor has one small gable window. The building is painted grey with brown beams and supports. The door is mustard coloured and the windows are white. The roof is plain and coloured purple. The chimney is grey. The building is hollow with the back cut out and open. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | THE DOG AND WHISTLE (on front of building; paint) |
| Credit line | Given by Betty Billett |
| Object history | One of Hulme Beaman's own original Toytown buildings that he used for scene-setting prior to writing and illustrating his stories and plays |
| Bibliographic reference | Hulme Beaman, S.G. The Book of Toytown and Larry the Lamb, London: Harrap, 1979 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.28-2000 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2001 |
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