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Village set with box

Date1840-1880

OriginEurope, Germany

MediumWood, paper, and paint

DimensionsPieces range in size: 4 1/4" x 2 1/2" x 1/2" to 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" x 1/2" Box: 9" x 5 1/2" x 2 3/8" H

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1959.1200.71,1-11

DescriptionThe village set consists of three larger buildings each with a steeple, and 11 smaller buildings. All of the pieces are colorfully painted with green, yellow, and pink bodies with black windows and doors and red roofs. The set is accompanied by an oval wooden box in which the set would have been shipped and stored.

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