Category Archives: dolls

Posted on 22 February, 2019

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Japanese temple dollhouse commissioned by Huguette Clark in the early 1930s. It is part of the collection that attracted the attention of the FBI investigating Japanese sympathizers after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Huguette Clark and the ‘FBI’ Dollhouse

The dollhouse miniature universe is populated by so many interesting people. Some of the most fascinating are the collectors, and perhaps Huguette Clark is the most intriguing of them all. Besides owning an outstanding collection of dolls and miniatures, she was hounded by the FBI in two separate investigations. She also holds the title of the most notorious recluse on Fifth Avenue.

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Posted by Susan Downing

Categories: collections, dollhouses, dolls


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Posted on 17 May, 2017

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The 18th Century Room Setting as it appeared in 1917. (C) Victoria and Albert Museum, London

18th Century Room Setting

Curator Sarah Wood found that one of the most exciting parts of redisplaying the dolls’ house gallery at the Victoria & Albert Museum has been reviving the so-called ‘18th-century room setting’. This intriguing group of furniture, cutlery, kitchenware, wooden panels, and dolls was purchased by the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1877 when it was bought for ￡20 from a Staffordshire woman named Mrs. Thornhill.

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Posted by Patrick Owens

Categories: dioramas, dolls, furniture, Victorian


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