Summary

Alternative Name(s): Teaset

Toy tea set comprising five cups, four plates, a teapot with lid and a milk jug. Accompanied by hand-written note written by original owner Elizabeth (Beth) Twycross: 'my tea set as a child Dolls House 1920 ...', suggesting it is from circa 1920.

Part of a dolls' house, built around 1920 by Neil McArthur for his much younger half-sister Elizabeth (Beth) Twycross, born in 1917. Neil made the doll's house out of found materials including cigar boxes; he also made many of the furnishings in the doll's house. Some of the contents of the doll's house may date back to the 1860s, played with by ancestor Charlotte Twycross; most date to either the 1920s or the 1940s-50s. In the early 1950s the donor was given the spruced-up doll's house as a birthday present by her parents. In later years her own daughter later added items, although she wasn't allowed to play due to its fragility.

Physical Description

Toy ceramic tea set comprising five cups, four plates, a teapot with lid and a milk jug. White glazed ceramic with floral pattern and gold edge. One teacup has a different floral pattern and is apparently from another set, although the scale and appearance is otherwise the same. The underside of many pieces is crudely finished.

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