Origins of dolls’ houses
Busy planning new stock for the Christmas KDF fair
Dolls’ houses date back to the 16th century and were originally called ‘baby houses’ as they tended to be replicas of wealthy family homes.
During the 18th century, dolls’ houses were created in the interior of attractive cabinets and the doll’s house cabinet designed by Sara Ploos van Amstel is one of the best known examples.
Dolls’ houses became more popular in the late 1800s when many Victorian nurseries had one which children joyfully played with.
Today, many hobbyists and children enjoy the world of dolls’ houses and enthusiasm for them is shared by so many including myself.
This interesting doll’s house was orginally used as a packing crate…
Tony
Tony's houses and furniture 