toy furniture; bed; mattress; pillow (bedding); bed coverings

Wood-framed bed with mattress, sheet, coverlet, pillow and silk canopy. The wooden frame has a short canopy above the head and is stained reddish-brown. The mattress is cream and stuffed with soft material. The sheet is of cream fabric with a lacework trim along one edge. The coverlet is home made of white felted material with green blanket stitch around the edges. The quilt is made from silk printed with a floral design in several colours. The canopy is of the same fabric above, with lace material down the back. The pillow is of cream fabric with a lace trim.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn4814.30
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 153 mm x 143 mm x 90 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
textile; wood; felt; thread
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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