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Jenny's Home

Jennys Home Dolls' House Room
1960s (made)
Artist/Maker
Tri-Ang (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Belfast (made)

The Jennys Home modular dolls' house system was produced in the 1960s in conjunction with Homes & Gardens Magazine. Made by Tri-ang, the individual sets allowed young girls to slowly build up a collection of rooms and funiture to create almost any design of their choice. A system that could be turned from an apartment block to a bed-sit, Jennys Home was a highly flexible, modern toy that helped to inspire future home makers.

This particular set includes one large room with the original packaging.

Object details

Categories
Dolls & Toys
Children & Childhood
Dolls' Houses
Play
Object type
Jennys Home dolls' house room
Parts
This object consists of 7 parts.

  • Dolls' House
  • Dolls' House
  • Dolls' House
  • Dolls' House
  • Dolls' House
  • Dolls' House
  • Dolls' House
TitleJenny's Home (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Plastic
Cardboard
Brief description
Jennys Home dolls' house room and packaging, made by Tri-ang in the 1960s
Physical description
Plastic dolls' house room with original cardboard packaging. The room is orange and grey with turquoise, slot-in doors and windows. It comes with a clear plastic front panel and two roof panels to make play easier.
Dimensions
  • Large room height: 14cm
  • Large room width: 28cm
  • Large room depth: 20.3cm
  • Cardboard box height: 15.5cm
  • Cardboard box width: 28.5cm
  • Cardboard box depth: 21.5cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • This box contains one large room for Jenny's Home: Fitted carpet, curtain material, opening doors, opening windows, lift-off roof.
    Translation
    Located on cardboard packaging
  • Planned in association with Homes and Gardens magazine (Located on cardboard packaging)
Gallery label
(2023)
A changeable home

These rooms can be arranged however you like – a studio, a house or a block of flats.

Colourful and bold furnishings were fashionable in the 1960s, when many homes like this were built.

[Young V&A, Imagine Gallery short object label]
Credit line
Given by Angela Davidson
Object history
The Jennys Home modular dolls' house system was produced in the 1960s in conjunction with Homes & Gardens Magazine. This particular room belonged to Angela Davidson, who gave it to the museum in 2013 along with various other Jennys Home sets.
Associations
Tri-Ang
Belfast
Summary
The Jennys Home modular dolls' house system was produced in the 1960s in conjunction with Homes & Gardens Magazine. Made by Tri-ang, the individual sets allowed young girls to slowly build up a collection of rooms and funiture to create almost any design of their choice. A system that could be turned from an apartment block to a bed-sit, Jennys Home was a highly flexible, modern toy that helped to inspire future home makers.

This particular set includes one large room with the original packaging.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.365:1 to 2-2013

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Record createdMay 31, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1264195/jennys-home-jennys-home-dolls-tri-ang/
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