Summary
Toy lead pot with lid.
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
Lead pot with lid. Cream painted exterior with blue trim. Unpainted interior. Two handles on each side of the pot base. Loop handle on lid. Rough finish, with line on lid and underside of pot base. Thin coat of paint has been roughly applied and has partial losses.
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Overall Dimensions - Assembled
63 mm (Width), 35 mm (Height), 55 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Object Dimensions
17 mm (Height), 44 mm (Outside Diameter)
Lid
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Object Dimensions
63 mm (Width), 19 mm (Height), 55 mm (Outside Diameter)
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