When I was a child, I was plaing with dolls and their house most of the time. I spent hours in their magic, imaginary life. I created different story for each doll. It was amazing and very creative kind of play.
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World of childhood can come back to us when we visit Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. There are vintage dollhouses that weren't destined for children.
In the second half of the seventeenth century, this type of "toys" were made for adult women who belonged to the highest social classes representing the rich bourgeoisie and the court regent.
Petronelli Oortman and Petronella Dunois are owners of Dollhouses located in the Rijksmuseum. They are he wives of wealthy merchants of Amsterdam. Mrs. Dunois house was made in the years 1675 - 1700 and Mrs. Oortman in the years 1686 - 1710.
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Dollhouses were made of oak and decorated with ornaments of tin or inlaid walnut.
In both „houses" are similar rooms: attics, laundry, children's bedrooms, sleeping state, living rooms, kitchens, dining rooms and cellars. These houses included also dolls dressed in fashionable clothes.
They were made for show and were filled with precious objects made of porcelain, silver, glass or ivory as normal houses.
Dollhouses can be also include the so-called cabinets group,I mean richly decorated sideboard. There are put various kinds of exhibits and artifacts on the beautiful shelves.
The owners dollhouses also put all sorts of miniature furniture. In this way they were creating a ideal image of the household.
Equipment of dollhouses was very valuable, so owners usually kept them closed behind glass doors and sometimes they cover a curtain.
The end dollhouse result was the corporate work result of architect, painter, carpenter, sculptor, jeweler and other masters. The preserved dollhouses provide us an invaluable source of information about equipment and furnishings of rich houses of the Dutch at the end of the seventeenth century.
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It is really interesting for us because we can see how lived people earlier.
In summary I think that dollhouses are the kind of mirror that shows who we are and how we live or Who would we really want to be. It is a world in miniature.
How do you remember dollhouses from childhood?
Do you like play with it?
Have you ever heard that dollhouses were made also for adults?
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World of childhood can come back to us when we visit Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. There are vintage dollhouses that weren't destined for children.
In the second half of the seventeenth century, this type of "toys" were made for adult women who belonged to the highest social classes representing the rich bourgeoisie and the court regent.
Petronelli Oortman and Petronella Dunois are owners of Dollhouses located in the Rijksmuseum. They are he wives of wealthy merchants of Amsterdam. Mrs. Dunois house was made in the years 1675 - 1700 and Mrs. Oortman in the years 1686 - 1710.
Dollhouses were made of oak and decorated with ornaments of tin or inlaid walnut.
In both „houses" are similar rooms: attics, laundry, children's bedrooms, sleeping state, living rooms, kitchens, dining rooms and cellars. These houses included also dolls dressed in fashionable clothes.
They were made for show and were filled with precious objects made of porcelain, silver, glass or ivory as normal houses.
Dollhouses can be also include the so-called cabinets group,I mean richly decorated sideboard. There are put various kinds of exhibits and artifacts on the beautiful shelves.
The owners dollhouses also put all sorts of miniature furniture. In this way they were creating a ideal image of the household.
Equipment of dollhouses was very valuable, so owners usually kept them closed behind glass doors and sometimes they cover a curtain.
The end dollhouse result was the corporate work result of architect, painter, carpenter, sculptor, jeweler and other masters. The preserved dollhouses provide us an invaluable source of information about equipment and furnishings of rich houses of the Dutch at the end of the seventeenth century.
It is really interesting for us because we can see how lived people earlier.
In summary I think that dollhouses are the kind of mirror that shows who we are and how we live or Who would we really want to be. It is a world in miniature.
How do you remember dollhouses from childhood?
Do you like play with it?
Have you ever heard that dollhouses were made also for adults?
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I would like to address one thing: in the past everything that was a luxury item was made with great care and attention to details. A person could tell that the object they owned was an effect of hours of hard work. I am talking about things like dollhouses, music boxes, caskets and all other toys and items made for the wealthy. However, the items that were not of first need for the poor people are also worth mentioning. They were handmade from wood or fabrics and filled with other values than what the money you pay the craftsman is worth. Nowadays everything we buy is a plastic crap straight from a conveyor, manufactured somewhere abroad in hundreds of thousands exact copies. It is hard to find a genuinely good toy, made by someone who cares about more than just money.
Last weekend I visited Targ Rzeczy Ładnych, a bi-annual event held in Plac Unii shopping centre. It gathers many craftsmen and artists from different areas of design. Everything that I saw that day was, well, genuine, handcrafted, with designs thoroughly thought over. One could buy many different things there - posters, ceramics, plants, books, bedclothes, lamps, soaps and things designed for kids. It was like a breath of fresh air taken after having spent too much time underwater, I was amazed by all the beauty that filled this event. I recommend it to everybody - get ready for the Autumn edition!
Here is a link for a youtube channel devoted to posting videos of mini food and other mini items that would be perfect for one of these dollhouses:)
I've never really played with dollhouses and haven't heard much about dollhouses for adults. People like collecting different things and that's perfectly normal.
I remember girls playing with them. I didn't play with it so theres not really much more I can say about that.
Have you ever heard that dollhouses were made also for adults?
Yeah, I've heard about that. Some are really fancy and expensive.
However, I am willing to buy for my child dollhouse in the future .
I saw Targ Rzeczy Ładnych a year ago. There are amazing handmade things. Unfortunately I missed this event this year, so poor me... I hope that I won't make the same mistake in Autumn.
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Ans yes, I have heard about dollhouses for adults. Actually, one of my friends recently bought one, or rather a room that
is a part of a bigger set. From the photos she sent it looked amazing. It is not something I would like to own, but definitely a treat for the eyes.
My dollhouse, of course, wasn't so fancy and antique like these in article. They are amazing and really beautiful. True piece of art.
And I never thought about dollhouses in category "mirrors of who we are". It's very interesting point of view.
Both my sisters have had a doll house when they were little girls, I remember they would be jealous of each other, because they wanted to be the only ones using it.
Not sure what else I can say in relation to this topic... :)
I had a small dollhouse when I was a child and I remember how much I liked to play it. But I really wanted a bigger one, so I made it by myself. It was a big two story house with big rooms and a personal stable with two horses. It was very funny and interesting to build it and I can recommend instead of buying a dollhouse for a kid just build it by yourself involving a child to this process.
When I was older i switched to the sims, which sounds to be kind of similar version of doll house :D
I had no idea,that people used to have so fancy doll houses, that were some kind of decoration of their own houses, that's very interesting :) It must have been quite expensive I guess :P