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The Game of Playing Department Store
1898
2000.715
Cardboard, wood, paper
Artist/Maker: McLoughlin Bros.

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Collection of 30 village pieces: buildings, people, trees

Collection of 30 village pieces: buildings, people, trees
Collection of 30 village pieces: buildings, people, trees
Collection of 30 village pieces: buildings, people, trees
Collection of 30 village pieces: buildings, people, trees
Collection of 30 village pieces: buildings, people, trees
Collection of 30 village pieces: buildings, people, trees
Collection of 30 village pieces: buildings, people, trees
Title
Collection of 30 village pieces: buildings, people, trees
Object name 
Toy village
Date 
1850-1925
Medium 
Wood
Dimensions 
Overall: 5 x 13 x 6 in. ( 12.7 x 33 x 15.2 cm )
Description 
Toy village of painted wood consisting of 61 pieces including 5 churches (2 without steeples), a jail, 3 barns, 31 houses, a birdhouse, 14 trees (3 different sizes), 1 planter, 5 figures (1 of a woman churning butter), and a horse and wagon; the buildings' designs are influenced by Southern German architecture.
Object Number 
INV.8090
Marks 
written: on back of jail; "The place/where/ Harry is/ going"
Gallery Label 
The different appearance of some of the toy buildings suggests that this group is composed of at least two different village sets.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.