Doll House Early Europe
Several magnificent antique dollhouses are on exhibit in Museums around the world. Although these houses were not constructed to capture an era, activities of daily living are shown in such great detail in some of them that the viewer gains some insight into domestic life of the times.
Dutch - The Doll’s House of Petronella Oortman c. 1686-1705. The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam estimates that P. Oortman spent twenty to thirty thousand guilders on her “model house”, the price of a real house along one of Amsterdam’s canals at that time. This doll’s house shows the linen room (laundry room), kitchen, and bedrooms in great detail – which serve to illustrate the workings of the household of that era.
English-The Tate House (1760), on Exhibit in The Museum of Childhood in London.
Austrian
Germana very nice German Doll House from the 1700s is on display at the Denver Museum of Miniatures Dolls and Toys on loan from the Denver Art Museum. In addition the Denver Museum of Miniatures,Dolls and Toys has two European shops from the 1800s on display.
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