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father tuck's picture building doll's house

Jigsaw Puzzle
1909 (published)
Artist/Maker
Raphael Tuck (manufacturers)
Place of origin
England (published)

Design: sheets of card each with a chromolithograph showing a room setting; pieces have been cut out and are non-interlocking; each piece and the space it occupies is named to aid the child place the pieces
No. of Pieces: 24,29,30

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Education & Learning
Toys & Games
Games (Puzzles & Board Games)
Object type
Jigsaw Puzzle
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.

  • Lid
  • Box
  • Jigsaw
  • Jigsaw
  • Jigsaw
Titlefather tuck's picture building doll's house (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Chromolithograph on card
Card
Chromolithography
Brief description
Jigsaw puzzle, puzzle and box, 'Father Tuck's Picture Building Doll's House' by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., chromolithograph on card, England, 1909
Physical description
Design: sheets of card each with a chromolithograph showing a room setting; pieces have been cut out and are non-interlocking; each piece and the space it occupies is named to aid the child place the pieces
No. of Pieces: 24,29,30
Dimensions
  • Length: 27cm
  • Width: 21.9cm
Object history
Designed in England; Printed in Germany
1909 onwards - patent# 4665-1909; still being advertised in 1921, Games & Toys
Historical context
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: drawing room, 24 pieces, showing three dolls and a dog having a tea party
nursery, 29 pieces, showing three dolls and a cat at bathtime
kitchen, 30 pieces, showing three dolls and a mechanical mouse
box lid shows a girl playing with the dolls' house
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.710:1to5-1991

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Record createdMarch 5, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O27028/father-tucks-picture-building-dolls-jigsaw-puzzle-raphael-tuck/
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