toy house

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2013.372.1.21
Detail view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2013.372.1.21
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2013.372.1.21 Detail view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2013.372.1.21

Part of a doll house. Rectangular wooden plinth, covered on the upper surface with green textile. The front is covered on the upper half with a striped red textile, and the lower half is lacquered black with gold decoration. This piece is the front of the garden for the doll house.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2013.372.1.21
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 70 mm x 349 mm x 146 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; textile
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Introduction > Sentiment - right
SHAREABLE LINK

Continue exploring anthropology

Collection Information

These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.

The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.

If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk