Words by Liza Antrim

"Family Dolls’ Houses of the 18^th & 19^th Centuries” is a companion volume to Liza Antrim’s second book on the subject, “Family and Friends' Dolls’ Houses of the 17^th, 18^th & 19^th Centuries”. It focuses on unique houses, rather than the mass-produced, from the standpoint of a museum-trained conservator, historian and lover of antiques. It is especially valuable in that it reveals so much about the social history of the period covered; all the interiors of these houses are original and have been painstakingly stripped of any later decoration, to reveal historic paint colours, wallpapers, and decorative schemes, all in charming miniature. It is lavishly illustrated with more than 500 colour images showing its treasures in the finest detail. This is a book not only for dolls’ house collectors, but anyone with an interest in period interiors, silver, and many other miniature treasures. The author is an acknowledged expert in her field, both as a historian and a restorer." 

 

Published by Cider House