Summary

Two toy kitchen chairs, made of wood. Large and small, of a similar colour and style. Appear to match kitchen tables, HT 53319 and HT 53318, as painted same colour and in a similar style.

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

Set of two toy chairs, one large and the other small. Both made of wood, with pieces glued and nailed together. Of a similar style, with central splat and curved top rail. Roughly painted with cream coloured paint.

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