Land of Counterpane A selection of toys furniture and decorative objects from "The Land of Counterpane" display, inspired by the Robert Louis Stevenson poem in which a little boy in his bed, surrounded by his toys, imagines his lead soldiers marching "With different uniforms and drills, / Among the bedclothes, through the hills; / And sometimes sent by ships in fleets / All up and down among the sheets ..." The display is the poem come to life depicting a child's bedroom filled with soldiers, toys, and decorative objects that are either the inspiration for or the expression of delightful dreams. The bed is surrounded by and scattered with toy soldiers by a wide range of makers including Britains, Elastolin, and others, a castle in the clouds guarded by figures by various makers, Heyde and Britains ski troops, a Heyde tiger hunt, a desert scene, and a metal hot air balloon. Other elements include nine composition portrait busts of French military figures, a light pressed steel boat with outboard motor, a Popeye lamp with rare figural Popeye bulb, a souvenir of Atlantic City tinplate cup and saucer lithographed with young sailors playing at the seashore and a mirror. Additions to the display include a Reed "Gem of the Ocean" sidewheeler and a folk art boat.
Land of Counterpane A selection of toys furniture and decorative objects from "The Land of Counterpane" display, inspired by the Robert Louis Stevenson poem in which a little boy in his bed, surrounded by his toys, imagines his lead soldiers marching "With different uniforms and drills, / Among the bedclothes, through the hills; / And sometimes sent by ships in fleets / All up and down among the sheets ..." The display is the poem come to life depicting a child's bedroom filled with soldiers, toys, and decorative objects that are either the inspiration for or the expression of delightful dreams. The bed is surrounded by and scattered with toy soldiers by a wide range of makers including Britains, Elastolin, and others, a castle in the clouds guarded by figures by various makers, Heyde and Britains ski troops, a Heyde tiger hunt, a desert scene, and a metal hot air balloon. Other elements include nine composition portrait busts of French military figures, a light pressed steel boat with outboard motor, a Popeye lamp with rare figural Popeye bulb, a souvenir of Atlantic City tinplate cup and saucer lithographed with young sailors playing at the seashore and a mirror. Additions to the display include a Reed "Gem of the Ocean" sidewheeler and a folk art boat.
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