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Garden Setting

Playset Garden
ca. 1997 (made)
Artist/Maker
Anglesey Dolls House (maker)
Place of origin
Wales (made)

white corrugated card box with a beige and brown label printed to show the maker's details
containing the equipment to make a dolls' house sized garden layout together with price lists, order forms and part of an article from a magazine
layout has artificial flowers, trees and bushes

Object details

Object type
Playset garden
Parts
This object consists of 23 parts.

  • Base Board
  • Trellis Set
  • Post Set
  • Bench Set
  • Arch
  • Edging
  • Baluster Set
  • Rod
  • Post
  • Flower Pot Set
  • Artificial Plant Pack
  • Artificial Plant Pack Set
  • Artificial Flowers Set
  • Artificial Plants Set
  • Artificial Flowers Set
  • Artificial Flowers Set
  • Artificial Leaves Set
  • Artificial Tree
  • Gravel
  • Lining
  • Deckchair
  • Information Sheets
  • Box
TitleGarden Setting (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
corrugated card, wood, plywood, terracotta, moulded plastic, printed paper
Cardboard
Wood
Plywood
Terracotta
Plastic
Paper
Moulded
Printed
Brief description
Anglesey Dolls House, Welsh, about 1997
Physical description
white corrugated card box with a beige and brown label printed to show the maker's details
containing the equipment to make a dolls' house sized garden layout together with price lists, order forms and part of an article from a magazine
layout has artificial flowers, trees and bushes
Dimensions
  • Box length: 16in
  • Box width: 10.5in
  • Box depth: 2.25in
Production typemass produced
Credit line
Given by Dr Leo Gore on behalf of his wife, Mrs. Marcia Gore
Object history
The layout could have been made at any time, however, the price list is dated 1997 and the article in the Dolls House World is dated August 1997 which suggests that it was a newish item then.
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.284:1-2000

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Record createdJanuary 11, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O51744/garden-setting-playset-garden-anglesey-dolls-house/
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