dollhouses-msg - 4/3/01 Period and period-style dollhouses. NOTE: See also the files: Dollhouses-art, dolls-msg, Toys-in-th-MA-art, toys-msg, beds-msg, candlesticks-msg, furniture-msg, decor-sources-msg. ************************************************************************ NOTICE - This file is a collection of various messages having a common theme that I have collected from my reading of the various computer networks. Some messages date back to 1989, some may be as recent as yesterday. This file is part of a collection of files called Stefan's Florilegium. These files are available on the Internet at: http://www.florilegium.org I have done a limited amount of editing. Messages having to do with separate topics were sometimes split into different files and sometimes extraneous information was removed. For instance, the message IDs were removed to save space and remove clutter. The comments made in these messages are not necessarily my viewpoints. I make no claims as to the accuracy of the information given by the individual authors. Please respect the time and efforts of those who have written these messages. The copyright status of these messages is unclear at this time. If information is published from these messages, please give credit to the originator(s). Thank you, Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous Stefan at florilegium.org ************************************************************************ From: "Christine Leston" Newsgroups: rec.org.sca Subject: Re: Dollhouse? Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 10:39:37 -0800 I don't know of any period dollhouse kits, but I have an excellent book called "Making Tudor Dolls' Houses" by Derek Rowbottom, published by the Guild of Master Craftsman Publications (166 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1XU, England). It includes designs for a 2-room period cottage, a 4-room Tudor house, and a period shop. Brigid of Astbury. --------------------------- owly at hem.utfors.se wrote: >I was just wondering if any one knows where you can get a kit for a >Elizabethan or earlier dollshouse. has anyone done what I'm thinking >of made a period dollshouse of some sort with the right dolls and >funiture? > >Anna de Byxe From: "Mandy" Newsgroups: rec.org.sca Subject: Re: Dollhouse? Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 13:00:18 GMT There is some furniture of Elizabethan style to be found in "The Dolls House Emporium" England, as well as a Tudor cottage but I don't think of these are truely period. I believe dolls houses of the time were more along the lines of minature rooms kept in drawers (maybe cabinets as well, but not sure) or boxes. I have yet to learn of actual dolls being used also the purpose may of been that of a miniature of ones actual stuff. Some of the earliest dolls I have seen to be used with dolls houses were of the early 1700s and had wax heads though others have been found of painted wood as well. Why not have a go at making your own furniture for your would be minature room of your would be home, or if you have the money, find a person who makes furniture (there are a few here in Nova Scotia who hand craft) in your area and design some peices for them to make. If you are curious about The Dolls House Emporium, they have a site :- www.dollshouse.com they also ship out free catalogues which I must say, are very lovely to look at. Griet From: chimericalgirl at home.com (StrangeGirl) Newsgroups: rec.org.sca Subject: Re: Dollhouse? Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 18:52:58 GMT owly at hem.utfors.se shouted over the general babble in a vain attempt to be heard: >I was just wondering if any one knows where you can get a kit for a >Elizabethan or earlier dollshouse. has anyone done what I'm thinking >of made a period dollshouse of some sort with the right dolls and >funiture? Well, it depends on whether you mean a reproduction of a period dolls' house or a dolls' house made to look like an Elizabethan (or earlier) house or castle. One is very differnt from the other :) This is one of my manymany hobbies, in case you haven't guessed. I honestly don't know if miniatures were being collected into diorama settings as early as the Elizabethan era. Most of my books on dolls houses seem to go back as far as the 17th century Dutch and French 'Cabinet houses', which were essentially lovely pieces of furniture made over on the inside into tiny mansions, though some were built with a more architectural exterior. All of these cabinet houses seem to have open fronts with railings or cabinet-style doors, rahter than miniature building facades. Doll's houses that looked like houses began to be more commonplace in the 18th century, but were still essentially constructed as though they were cabinet houses. Enough Out-Of-Our-Period dolls' house history :) If what you want to create is a miniature, accurate Elizabethan (or earlier) house, I can reccommend some books. Let me know :) Margery la A. From: "Mandy" Newsgroups: rec.org.sca Subject: Re: Dollhouse? Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 19:56:34 GMT > 'Cabinet houses', which were essentially lovely pieces of furniture Ahh, thank you, the word I was trying to come up with :o) Anyhow....... I have, in a kids doll hous book of all places, the claim that the first dolls' house was made in 1558 (in period) for Albert V, duke of Bavaria, Germany. This was a miniature of his own house and was rederred to as his "Baby House" So 'Commonly' French had "doll's rooms", British had "baby houses" as well as the Germans and Dutch were know for thier "cabinet houses". And though they can be traced back to the late 1500's it wasn't untill the 1600's...or more so the 1700's they had some popularity. If I ever find more info on the 1558 dolls' house I'll add more :o) Griet ((~~who still likes to play toys and such~~) From: "Mandy" Newsgroups: rec.org.sca Subject: Re: Dollhouse? Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 20:06:24 GMT Ok, I love this topic :o) here is something I clipped of the net *clip starts here* Dolls' Houses £4.50 Halina Pasierbska 0 7478 0501 6 40 pp, about 80 colour and 20 b/w illustrations. New edition due June 2001 The earliest known dolls' or baby house was made in Bavaria in the mid sixteenth century. This book outlines the history of these intriguing little buildings with illustrations of some fine examples, many of which can be seen today. Halina Pasierbska has worked for the Victoria and Albert Museum since 1969, spending thirteen years at the National Art Library before in 1982 she transferred to the National Museum of Childhood at Bethnal green. *end clip* Griet From: "Mandy" Newsgroups: rec.org.sca Subject: Re: Dollhouse? Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 20:24:04 GMT And this as well..... *clip* Displays of miniatures apparently originated in Germany in the 16th century. The most famous of those early displays were the Nuremberg Kitchens, tiny duplicates of people-sized kitchens frequently given to little girls as "educational toys" of their time. >> http://www.cir-kitconcepts.com/MinHistory.html *end clip* There is also brief mention of the Bavarian dolls house in the florilegium http://www.florilegium.org/files/CHILDREN/Toys-in-th-MA-art.html Griet From: chimericalgirl at home.com (StrangeGirl) Newsgroups: rec.org.sca Subject: Re: Dollhouse? Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 21:00:09 GMT "Mandy" shouted over the general babble in a vain attempt to be heard: >Ok, I love this topic :o) Thanks for this and all the other bits. Fascinating! If you do find more info on the early royal dollhouse, I'm dying know about it :) Also, the publisher of an excellent line of dolls house hobbyist's DIY books can be found here (I own several of the books shown on the site): http://www.davidandcharles.co.uk/dandc/results.asp?TAG=&CID=dandc&CAUTHOR=&CAUTHOR_O=CONTAINS+ALL&ctitle=&CTITLE_O=CONTAINS+ALL&keyword=dolls+house&KEYWORD_O=CONTAINS+ALL&FORM_OB=%24RANK&FILTER_format_code=&FORM_C=AND Or go to http://www.davidandcharles.co.uk/dandc/search.asp?TAG=&CID=dandc and search for "dolls house" Two or three of the books have instructions for making scale model homes or interiors in our period. Margery la A Edited by Mark S. Harris dollhouses-msg 5