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TEA SET & TABLE

Household Utensil
©1978 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Chad Valley Company Limited (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

card box, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the character and the toy; brown card lining
contains a three piece setting with tea pot, sugar bowl and jug and metal table in 5 pieces
items made of moulded cream plastic, printed card and metal
instructions for assembling table, printed paper

Object details

Categories
Toys & Games
Children & Childhood
Object type
Household utensil
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Tea Set and Table
  • Teaset (Fifteen Pieces)
  • Teaset Table
  • Box Lid
  • Box Base
  • Box Lining
  • Instructions
Titles
  • TEA SET & TABLE (manufacturer's title)
  • HOLLY HOBBIE™ (series title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, paper and metal, moulded plastic
Card
Paper
Metal
Plastic
Printed
Lithographed
Moulded
Brief description
Holly Hobbie, Chad Valley, English, 1978

Holly Hobbie, Chad Valley, English, 1978

Holly Hobbie, Chad Valley, English, 1978

Holly Hobbie, Chad Valley, English, 1978

Holly Hobbie, Chad Valley, English, 1978

Holly Hobbie, Chad Valley, English, 1978
Physical description
card box, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the character and the toy; brown card lining
contains a three piece setting with tea pot, sugar bowl and jug and metal table in 5 pieces
items made of moulded cream plastic, printed card and metal
instructions for assembling table, printed paper
Dimensions
  • Length: 20in
  • Width: 14in
  • Depth: 4in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
91650
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Historical context
tested sample with some surfaces scratched
Production
marked MADE IN ENGLAND

Attribution note: tested sample
Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.485:1-1999

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Record createdNovember 22, 1999
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O12272/tea-set--table-household-utensil-chad-valley-company/
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