Dolls' houses : from the V & A Museum of Childhood / Halina Pasierbska.

Main entry:

Pasierbska, Halina.

Title & Author:

Dolls' houses : from the V & A Museum of Childhood / Halina Pasierbska.

Edition:

Hardback ed.

Publication:

London : V & A Pub. ; New York : Distributed in North America by Harry N. Abrams, 2008.

Description:

144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index.
A Brief History of the Dolls' House -- A Collection of Toys: 'Do you know any dolls who are house-hunting just now?' -- Through the Keyhole: An Overview of the Collection -- Kitchens -- Bedrooms and Bathrooms -- Reception Rooms -- Furniture and Furnishings: 'Chairs, buroes, commodes, basin-stands, looking-glasses, chests of drawers' -- Appendix. Dolls' Houses in the V&A Museum of Childhood Collection.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

This work offers an overview of the history of dolls' houses and their furniture, from early art cabinets and 'baby' houses that recorded the lifestyle of aristocratic owners and German houses intended as teaching aids for girls, to modern dolls' houses.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9781851775460 (hbk.)
1851775463 (hbk.)

Subject:

Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood Catalogs.
Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood.
V&A Museum of Childhood Catalogs.
Dollhouses History.
Dollhouses Catalogs.
Doll furniture History.
Doll furniture Catalogs.
Maisons de poupée Histoire.
Maisons de poupée Catalogues.
Meubles de poupée Histoire.
Meubles de poupée Catalogues.
Doll furniture.
Dollhouses.

Form/genre:

Catalogs.
catalogs (documents)
History.
Catalogues.

Added entries:

V&A Museum of Childhood

Dollhouses

Holdings:

Location: Library main toy reference 260124
Call No.: NK4892.G7 L6 2008
Status: Available

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