TEA SET & TABLE

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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

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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 type	mass 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	B.486:1-1999 B.484:1-1999
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.485:1-1999

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

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