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Accession No 2015.39.1
Name/Title TEA SET, DOLL
Brief Description This china doll's tea set comprises (a) a teapot with a lid, (b) a sugar bowl with a lid, (c) a milk jug and (d-g) four cups and saucers.

The teapot is in the form of a doe with a red nose and red-knobbed lid; a lamb clings to the handle and the doe's mouth is the spout. The sugar bowl is in the form of a hedgehog which also has lambs clinging to its two handles. The milk jug and cups are fawns with lamb handles while the saucers have the shape of a deer.

The donor purchased this set when she was an adult, just because it was so lovely. It is in perfect condition.
Classification Service, Tea/Food Service T&E/Food T&E/T&E For Materials/Nomenclature
Toy/Recreational Artifacts/Nomenclature
Primary Maker Atlas China
Primary Prod Date Mid 20th Century
Primary Prod Period 20th century
Primary Prod Place Stoke-On-Trent/England
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