Child's Cooking Stove

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Young V&A
Imagine Gallery, Small Worlds, Case 2, Shelf 4

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Germany (manufactured)

Child's toy cooking stove made from brass or similar alloy. It stands on four small claw feet, with a cylindrical chimney located a the rear proper left. The stove has two brass oven doors: one to the proper left side and one in the centre. The former opens to reveal a long baking tin. On the opposite side is a brass hot water tank with a tap in front. The cooker has been painted mostly black, with surround at the top of the stove and the top of the funnel left untouched.

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Categories	Toys & Games Eating Play
Object type	Child's cooking stove
Materials and techniques	Pressed and painted metal Metal Brass Paint Pressing Painting
Brief description	Metal, German, 1890-1900
Physical description	Child's toy cooking stove made from brass or similar alloy. It stands on four small claw feet, with a cylindrical chimney located a the rear proper left. The stove has two brass oven doors: one to the proper left side and one in the centre. The former opens to reveal a long baking tin. On the opposite side is a brass hot water tank with a tap in front. The cooker has been painted mostly black, with surround at the top of the stove and the top of the funnel left untouched.
Gallery label	(01/07/2023) All work and all play Playing with a cooker and washing machine might seem like we’ve been tricked into doing chores, but it can feel good to take charge of our spaces. It’s not all about responsibility though – sometimes it’s just fun to pretend to be a grown-up. [Young V&A, Imagine Gallery, Small Worlds, group object label]
Credit line	Given by Mr and Mrs B. and D. Lewis
Object history	Given by Mr and Mrs B.D. Lewis [86/1078]
Subject depicted	Stoves
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	MISC.628-1986

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1119957/childs-cooking-stove-unknown/

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