Toy Dining Set

Name/Title

Toy Dining Set

Entry/Object ID

1960.50.5a-xx

Description

Doll's dining set, built into a box. The box consists of a four-sided base, separated into three compartments. There is a rabbet groove carved along the top of each side for a lid to slide in. The lid is finished with a dark stain on one side, becoming the table top once removed from the box. The bottom of the table (outside of the lid) has four round divots--one in each corner--for attaching the turned table legs (one now missing). The table is accompanied by miniature versions of the following: 1 white cotton tablecloth 3 metal napkin rings 3 cotton napkins 4 metal plates with molded rims 1 metal tazza or sugar bowl 1 metal cream pitcher 4 metal cups with white-painted interiors 2 metal knife rests 2 large metal knifes with rounded ends 1 large metal fork with four tines 2 small metal spoons with pointed bowls and two circles on the handles 1 small metal spoon with a (now deformed) coffin handle 1 small metal fork with three tines 1 Bundt cake on a white plate 1 rounded cake on a white plate 1 roasted fowl on a white plate 1 round of cheese on a white plate 1 white plate with attached purple grains (possibly beans) 1 white plate with attached grape leaves 1 white plate with raised rims 9 miniature fruits consisting of 3 oranges, 1 bunch green grapes, 2 peaches, 1 pear, 2 lemons

Context

Likely owned by Breta Brigham Dewey of Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1960.50

Source or Donor

Dewey, Breta Brigham (1887-1968)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1890

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dewey, Breta Brigham (1887-1968)