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Doll's House Furnishings Set

1930-1939 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Doll's house accessory, three-tiered wooden shleving unit painted green; the shelves at various widths. On the shelves are a series of canninsters, four green, marked with L. Bros in red and green on the lid and six orange, marked with L. Bros in orange, cream and black on the lid. Designs as follows; cylindrical tin with the label 'TEA' in red and cream on the body, inside a tin spoon and tea leaves, the lid dented; cylindrical tin with the label 'SALT' in red and cream on the body, empty; cylindrical tin with the label 'OATMEAL' in red and cream on the body, contains macaroni; cylindrical tin with the label 'COFFEE' in red and cream on the body, contains lentils; cylindrical orange canninster with the label 'PEPPER' in black and cream on the side, contains dried lentils; cylindrical orange canninster with the label 'CINNAMON' in black and cream on the side, contains rice; cylindrical orange canninster with the label 'NUTMEG' in black and cream on the side; cylindrical orange canninster with the label 'GINGER' in black and cream on the side, contains orange pulses; cylindrical orange canninster with the label 'SPICE' in black and cream on the side, cylindrical orange canninster with the label 'CLOVES' in black and cream on the side, contains pulses. Also included are a miniature casserole dish, oval in shape with two handles and painted on the outisde, matching lid; a circular casserole dish painted blue on the outside with grey lid and central handle; a tin jug with upturned lip and painted blue on the outside; a casserole dish painted red and containing a dried bean, a tin jug painted red with upturned lip and handle.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 20 parts.

  • Dresser
  • Canister Marked Tea
  • Canister Marked Salt
  • Canister Marked Oatmeal
  • Canister Marked Coffee
  • Canister Marked Pepper
  • Canister Marked Cinnamon
  • Canister Marked Nutmeg
  • Canister Marked Ginger
  • Canister Marked Cloves
  • Canister Marked Spice
  • Casserole Dish
  • Dolls' Accessories
  • Dolls' Accessories
  • Dolls' Accessories
  • Dolls' Accessories
  • Dolls' House Accesories
  • Dolls' Accessories
  • Dolls' Accessories
  • Dolls' House Accessories
Materials and techniques
Painted wood and tin
Brief description
Doll's house furnishings set, dresser with cannisters, painted wood and tin, by Lines Bros., England, 1930's
Physical description
Doll's house accessory, three-tiered wooden shleving unit painted green; the shelves at various widths. On the shelves are a series of canninsters, four green, marked with L. Bros in red and green on the lid and six orange, marked with L. Bros in orange, cream and black on the lid. Designs as follows; cylindrical tin with the label 'TEA' in red and cream on the body, inside a tin spoon and tea leaves, the lid dented; cylindrical tin with the label 'SALT' in red and cream on the body, empty; cylindrical tin with the label 'OATMEAL' in red and cream on the body, contains macaroni; cylindrical tin with the label 'COFFEE' in red and cream on the body, contains lentils; cylindrical orange canninster with the label 'PEPPER' in black and cream on the side, contains dried lentils; cylindrical orange canninster with the label 'CINNAMON' in black and cream on the side, contains rice; cylindrical orange canninster with the label 'NUTMEG' in black and cream on the side; cylindrical orange canninster with the label 'GINGER' in black and cream on the side, contains orange pulses; cylindrical orange canninster with the label 'SPICE' in black and cream on the side, cylindrical orange canninster with the label 'CLOVES' in black and cream on the side, contains pulses. Also included are a miniature casserole dish, oval in shape with two handles and painted on the outisde, matching lid; a circular casserole dish painted blue on the outside with grey lid and central handle; a tin jug with upturned lip and painted blue on the outside; a casserole dish painted red and containing a dried bean, a tin jug painted red with upturned lip and handle.
Dimensions
  • Shelving unit height: 38.1cm
  • Green cannister height: 9.8cm
  • Orange cannister height: 5.7cm
  • Casserole dish length: 5.4cm
  • Circular casserole dish length: 3.5cm
  • Jug height: 5.1cm
Taken from register
Collection
Accession number
MISC.384&1:15-1981

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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