Name/Title
Toy Dining SetEntry/Object ID
1960.50.5a-xxDescription
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 lemonsContext
Likely owned by Breta Brigham Dewey of Montpelier, VermontAcquisition
Accession
1960.50Source or Donor
Dewey, Breta Brigham (1887-1968)Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
DollNomenclature Class
ToysNomenclature Category
Category 09: Recreational ObjectsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Dewey, Breta Brigham (1887-1968)