Summary

Lampshade, with blue binding. Belonging to the light fixture in the bathroom of the McArthur Doll's House.

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 lampshade. Conical shape, slightly misshapen. Made of beige coloured coarsely woven interfacing, the edges hand sewn together with cream coloured cotton. Blue binding, as used in dressmaking, sewn to top and bottom of lampshade.

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