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Tea Set

Household Utensil
©1976, ©1978
Artist/Maker
Chad Valley Company Limited (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England
Hong Kong

card box, printed in colours on cream to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the character and the toy
contains a four place setting with tea pot, sugar bowl and jug
items made of moulded cream plastic, printed card and metal
BODY OF BOX IS SEALED IN CELLOPHANE AND UNOPENED

Object details

Object type
Household utensil
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Tea Set
  • Sealed Box Base With Teaset Enclosed Under Cellophane
  • Box Lid
Titles
  • Tea Set (manufacturer's title)
  • HOLLY HOBBIE™ (series title)
Materials and techniques
card, printed in colours, lithographed metal and moulded plastic
Plastic
Metal
Card
Moulded
Lithographed
Printed
Physical description
card box, printed in colours on cream to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the character and the toy
contains a four place setting with tea pot, sugar bowl and jug
items made of moulded cream plastic, printed card and metal
BODY OF BOX IS SEALED IN CELLOPHANE AND UNOPENED
Dimensions
  • Length: 19in
  • Width: 13in
  • Depth: 3 3/8in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
91610
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Historical context
SET No. 91620 for the 6 place setting was not kept; it had been a test sample with the box numbered 1520, and the pieces scraped and cut.
Production
Made in England, Part Made in Hong Kong

Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.484:1-1999

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Record createdNovember 22, 1999
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O12270/tea-set-household-utensil-chad-valley-company/
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