Child's Table, 1956
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Artifact Overview
Children's furniture often reflected up-to-date fashion trends found in full-sized adult versions. Parents in the 1950s could purchase this modern child-sized table with a Formica top as part of a set with patterned vinyl-covered chairs. Children could sit comfortably around this fashionable playset and pretend to be mom and dad, who probably were sitting around a similar adult-sized version in the kitchen.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Table (Support furniture)
Date Made
1956
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Fully Furnished
Object ID
2007.27.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Fiberboard
Formica (TM)
Masonite (TM)
Steel (Alloy)
Color
Black (Color)
Cream (Color)
Gray (Color)
Pink (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 19.875 in
Width: 29.625 in
Length: 21.25 in
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