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What is a dummy board used for?
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No one is entirely sure of the purpose of dummy boards or if there even was one solitary purpose. Dummy boards were wood cutouts of people and displayed in homes. It’s believed they may have been used to make homes feel larger, to ward off loneliness, to thwart burglars or perhaps just for pure folly. Shop a collection of dummy boards from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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18th Century Painted Lifesize Dummy Board
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century painted lifesize dummy board, featuring a cavalier holding a monkey.
Category
Antique 1760s Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
C18th Lifesize Dummy Board of gentleman and monkey
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A very rare example having a dummy board of this scale and unusual subject. Circa 1760.
70.5" high x 26" wide
Price includes free delivery throughout the UK.
Category
Antique 1860s Dutch Dutch Colonial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
English Painted Wood Dummy Board Depicting a Royal Navy Lieutenant
Located in Southampton, NY
English painted wood dummy board depicting a royal navy lieutenant.
Inscribed 'Made in England' on the reverse.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$950 Sale Price
56% Off
Early 20th Century English Shop Display Dummy Board
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Shop Display Dummy Board
A unique early 20th Century English hand-crafted shop display dummy board.
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Signs
Materials
Pine
French Tole-Painted Floral Dummy Board – Basket of Tulips & Hydrangeas, 20th C.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Tole-Painted Floral Dummy Board – Basket of Tulips & Hydrangeas, 20th Century
A charming French tole-painted floral dummy board, 20th century, crafted in the form of an abu...
Category
20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Fine 19th Century English "Silent Companion" Dummy Board
Located in Lincoln, GB
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Fine 19th Century English "Silent Companion" Dummy Board
19th-century English "Silent Companion."
Category
Antique 19th Century British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
