Astolat Castle Grand Library, found in the Daily Mail

Accessorizing Shelves

The rules of dollhouse shelves “accessorizing” are made to be broken. But give them some thought first. After all, some of these points go back eons. The ancient Greeks fretted over mixing black glazed pottery with unglazed terra-cotta. The following “rules of thumb” can be a guide to give your dollhouse shelves a sense of style, in any era.

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Charles Hacker Blue Mansard Roof Dollhouse found on James Julia Auctioneers

Christian Hacker Dollhouses

The Christian Hacker factory was founded in Nuremberg in 1835. Over the years it produced varieties of wooden toys such as dollhouses, miniature room boxes, toy stables, guard houses, kitchens, shops, castles, cars, trains and many others. The toys were very high quality and expensive. The company twice won medals in Paris at the Great Exhibition. The company closed in 1927 after the collapse of the German economy

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Miss Miles’ House is the only piece in the Victoria and Albert Museum collection that actually belonged to a child.

Susan’s Note:

Idy Keeler gives a good basic list of the types of accessories and pieces of furniture to use in a Victorian dollhouse. I especially like the opening paragraphs where Idy describes how the Victorians got to be so … should I say eclectic with their decorating, interiors and exteriors. Here is Idy’s article:

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