Miniature Butcher Shop
c. 1899
19th Century
9 7/8 in. x 4 1/2 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Toy
Medium and Support:
painted wood
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mrs. Woodward H. Griswold
Accession Number:
1968.430
A miniature wooden butcher shop. It is a yellow two story building with central chimney, four upper story windows and a dark green roof. Shop replicas were primarily made as toys, however, it was not unusual for a shop keeper to comission a model for his store front.