Main entry:

Pasierbska, Halina, author.

Title & Author:

Dolls' houses / Halina Pasierbska.

Edition:

Revised edition. / with a foreword by Rachel Whiteread.

Publication:

London : V&A Publishing, 2023.

Description:

144 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
" First published by V&A Publishing, 2015."--Colophon.
Includes bibliographical references (page 143).
Introduction: a brief history of the dolls' house -- The Nuremberg House 1673 -- The Edmund Joy Wardrobe 1712 -- The Tate Baby House 1760 -- Henriques's House late 1700s -- The Killer cabinet House 1830-40 -- Betty Pinney's House 1870 -- Box Back Terrace House 1890s -- Miss Miles's House 1890s -- Peggy Lines's House 1930s -- Whiteladies House 1935 -- Roma Hopkinson's House 1990s -- The Kaleidoscope House 2001 -- A collection of toys: how it all began -- Appendix -- Bibliography.
Revision of: Pasierbska, Halina. Dollhouses : from the V & A Museum of Childhood . London : V & A Publishing, 2015 9781851778195 (DLC) 2014932334 (OCoLC)902711891

Summary:

"This delightful book, introduced by artist Rachel Whiteread, takes a closer look at some of the most interesting and historically significant examples of the art of the dolls' house. From lavish country mansions to cosy suburban villas, and from a Japanese house to a modern European living, the book explores the intricate roles of that the houses have played in the worlds of their owners, and provide as records of contemporary lifestyles. Specifically commissioned photography of some of the best-loved dolls' houses in the Victoria and Albert Museum takes you closer to the detail than ever before"-- Publisher's description.

ISBN:

1838510400 (hardcover)
9781838510404 (hardcover)

Subject:

Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogs.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Dollhouses History.
Dollhouses Exhibitions.
Doll furniture History.
Doll furniture Exhibitions.
Maisons de poupée Histoire.
Maisons de poupée Expositions.
Meubles de poupée Histoire.
Meubles de poupée Expositions.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Dollhouses.
Dollhouses

Form/genre:

Catalogs
History
Collection catalogs.
Catalogues de collection.

Added entries:

Whiteread, Rachel, 1963- writer of introduction.
Victoria and Albert Museum.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 318684
Call No.: 318684
Copy: 1
Status: Available