The house features a billiards room, a nursery and formal reception rooms which were modeled on the Miles family home. At one point, there was even an artists’ studio set-up in the attic above the bathroom, however this was lost when the house was damaged during World War II. The Miles family loaned the dolls’ house to the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1915, making a gift of the house in 1921.
Here’s a Quicktime video of the second floor parlor of the dolls’ house which gives you a sense of the proportion of the rooms. It’s quite interesting, if not mildly disturbing, since it loops and the dolls just go on and on and on forever.
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Marvelous house! Nice touch about the artist's studio too. When this house was made, there was a new understanding and appreciation of art (and artists); part of the 'Aesthetic Movement's influence on society. There was a new understanding that everyone ought to appreciate art and, if possible, try to create it themselves.
Thanks for coming by, SherR. I've enjoyed your comments. That philosophy is one which I hope we can continue to employ well into the future.
Hello,I congratulate you for your blog,its quite interesting,the dolls house maker is a genius of the wood,do you know how much can this dollhouse cost,in dollars? Just to make me an idea,knowing that is priceless,but maybe you know how much it costs? I just can't stop looking it.thank you
Thank you very much. I can't really put a value on this particular piece as it's a museum piece, but a similar dollhouse of the era, in similar condition could fetch several thousand dollars at auction. Value depends, of course, on condition as well as what's included in the set, the maker, scarcity, and, certainly, the market at the time.
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