Model Fort

1908-1910 (manufactured), 1908-1910 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Model fort in 12 pieces.

1. The main part is a wooden structure with mottled grey and white painted sides, partly covered with pieces of tree bark painted green and white. The top surface is painted yellow. There is a raised square section with a hinged side for storing figures and accessories. Two steps lead down to a rectangular lower section, a sloped walkway leads down to ground level. A hinged flap at the top of the slope acts as a drawbridge. There is an underground passage running through the whole base section.

There are various walls and towers made from wood and covered in printed paper to represent brickwork, doors and windows, in reds, yellows and green. Some have red-stained wooden roofs. They can be fixed to the base with metal pins which slot into holes on the base.

Upper section:
2. Block tower - tall and oblong with a red roof.
3. Narrow square tower - with painted roof attached to flat wall with roof covered in paper to resemble red tiles.
4, 5. - Round towers with painted roofs.
6, 7. Narrow walls with arches in brickwork printed on paper.

Lower section:
8. Tall oblong wall section with red roof.
9. Tall narrow square tower with red painted roof.
10. Archway with small slim turret with red painted roof, printed columns with seated lions above.
11. Long narrow wall.
12. Short narow wall.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 12 parts.

  • Base
  • Clock Tower
  • Tower
  • Tower
  • Tower
  • Wall
  • Wall
  • Wall
  • Tower
  • Archway
  • Wall
  • Wall
Materials and techniques
Wood, printed paper, bark
Brief description
Wooden model fort, wood and paper, Germany, ca. 1908-1910
Physical description
Model fort in 12 pieces.

1. The main part is a wooden structure with mottled grey and white painted sides, partly covered with pieces of tree bark painted green and white. The top surface is painted yellow. There is a raised square section with a hinged side for storing figures and accessories. Two steps lead down to a rectangular lower section, a sloped walkway leads down to ground level. A hinged flap at the top of the slope acts as a drawbridge. There is an underground passage running through the whole base section.

There are various walls and towers made from wood and covered in printed paper to represent brickwork, doors and windows, in reds, yellows and green. Some have red-stained wooden roofs. They can be fixed to the base with metal pins which slot into holes on the base.

Upper section:
2. Block tower - tall and oblong with a red roof.
3. Narrow square tower - with painted roof attached to flat wall with roof covered in paper to resemble red tiles.
4, 5. - Round towers with painted roofs.
6, 7. Narrow walls with arches in brickwork printed on paper.

Lower section:
8. Tall oblong wall section with red roof.
9. Tall narrow square tower with red painted roof.
10. Archway with small slim turret with red painted roof, printed columns with seated lions above.
11. Long narrow wall.
12. Short narow wall.
Dimensions
  • Height: 315mm
  • Width: 415mm
  • Depth: 265mm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Mr. K. V. Richardson
Object history
Given by Mr K.V. Richardson [84/1683]
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
MISC.63-1985

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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