Toytown Building
1920-1930 (made)
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A model house in a Dutch barn style with an external chimney, comprising two storeys and made primarily of card. The ground floor has an open doorway to the front and a closed one on the right side. The building has a slight L-shape and is painted green, lime green walls with brown beams and a dark green roof. There is a corrugated green verandah roof at ground floor level at the left side of the building. The chimney is grey with a light brown painted stone effect. The building is hollow but complete.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Painted and glued plywood and card |
Brief description | Painted wood and card building, Toytown house, made by S G Hulme Beaman in the 1920s |
Physical description | A model house in a Dutch barn style with an external chimney, comprising two storeys and made primarily of card. The ground floor has an open doorway to the front and a closed one on the right side. The building has a slight L-shape and is painted green, lime green walls with brown beams and a dark green roof. There is a corrugated green verandah roof at ground floor level at the left side of the building. The chimney is grey with a light brown painted stone effect. The building is hollow but complete. |
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Credit line | Given by Betty Billett |
Object history | One of Hulme Beaman's own original Toytown buildings that he used for scene-setting prior to writing and illustrating his stories and plays |
Bibliographic reference | Hulme Beaman, S.G. The Book of Toytown and Larry the Lamb, London: Harrap, 1979 |
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Accession number | B.19-2000 |
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Record created | January 31, 2001 |
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