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

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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