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section 7: everything else! such as sewing & various accessories (items for the desk, vases, statues, bird cages....) images & photography: Jennifer McKendry © home page GALLERY of IMAGES 1 GALLERY OF IMAGES 2 GALLERY OF IMAGES 3 GALLERY OF IMAGES 4 GALLERY OF IMAGES 5 GALLERY_OF_IMAGES_6 INDEX of GALLERY History of Dollhouses article NOTES: 1. Although this 6-inch ruler will not likely be 6 inches wide on your screen, I thought it might be helpful for comparing centimetres (bottom row) and inches, as all the items in this section are described in inches. If you are used to cm, you could look here and see that, for example, an object measured at 4 inches high is more or less 10 cm high -- a figure, which may mean more to you and which you can visualize more readily.
2. The close-up photography, artificial lighting and exaggerated size on your computer screen may reveal more flaws in the manufacturing process and condition than are apparent when the miniature is displayed in a dollhouse. 3. "Real" in the following descriptions means an actual object at full scale not a miniature or toy. 4. Other accessories are scattered through the Galleries (especially 1 overall, 4 kitchen & dining, 5 parlour and 6 bedroom & nursery), which may also show the settings for them.
SEWING It is difficult to be certain which room was used for sewing, as it likely varied from household to household. Fine hand-work by the house's wife and daughters might occupy them in the parlour, while the more pragmatic sewing of bed linens and clothing may have been done by servants or travelling seamstresses in a room set aside for that purpose, in their bedrooms or in the kitchen.
servants while hand-stitching appear discontent with their lot; whereas, women working with sewing machines in posher settings seem to be enjoying themselves; early versions of sewing machines in 1863 (bottom left) and 1884 (bottom right) from Godey's Lady's Book; by the 1880s, sewing machines were becoming more commonplace but still worked by hand or foot power; in the early 20th century, electric power made inroads into regions serviced by electricity; in the 1884 ad, note the relatively small size of the machine compared to the women, as it suggests dollhouse versions may be appropriately delicate and small in appearance compared with somewhat larger chairs, etc.
above right 1884 above left 1863
late 19th to early 20th centuries sewing table, sewing stand and sewing machine for placement in dollhouses
no maker's marks, painted metal, likely 1880s; turning the wheel makes the bar and needle move up and down; 3 inches high; (missing a small wheel on the upper structure)
ad for a real sewing machine in Eaton's catalogue, Toronto, Canada, of 1888-89; small drawers for supplies were usually found as part of the stand and a box (lying on its end behind the foot treadle) to cover the machine when not in use; the Empress also had a basket for supplies hanging on one end of the metal stand
Rococo Revival S and C shapes with vines and foliage decorate the pierced ends
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right compare with a real "work basket on stand" woven from white straw with cover, 12 inch diameter, about 30 inches high, illustrated in the Nerlich catalogue, Toronto, Canada, 1908-09
wooden sewing table with drawer divided to hold supplies, 2¾ inches high, likely German
painted tin sewing machine by Meier (note "M" in oval on base) of Germany, early 20th century (be careful about reproductions)
FOR THE DESK
Ormolu inkwell stand with candleholder, Erhard & Söhne, Germany, in catalogue (left), early 20th century, 2 inches long; the gilt colour is seen on the reverse surfaces, as is the relief work (but concave if convex on the top surface and visa versa)
below: real inkwell stand in Art Nouveau style with a candleholder and a pair of covered ink pots, illustrated in an American catalogue c1900, silver
Soft metal letter holder with original cards and envelopes; front card inscribed "Friendship", 2½ inches long
Metal and marble inkwell, 1¾ inches long, no maker's mark
advertisement for a bronze real ink stand and cutter with a pair of glass inwells, Youth's Companion, 30 Oct. 1890
Imitation green marble inkstand (made of metal) with separate clock and blotter, marked Germany, 1¾ inches long, also made in imitation reddish-brown marble metal inkstand painted in imitation green marble
Metal blotter and inkwell with a lid made of curved glass over enamel decorations , marked Germany, 1¾ inches long, lid ½ inch diameter
Metal inkstand with a pair of soldiers with shields and two pairs of hooks to hold pens and pencils (glasses added; the metal pots were made without hinged lids), 1¼ inches long
VASES & URNS
Glass left 1½ inches high right 2¼ inches high
glass container with S handle and milkglass decanter, each 1¼ inches high
Fine china glazed jug with hand painted detailing, marked W.H. Goss, English, 1860s, 1 inch high
left Parian ware 2-handle amphora, a classical Greek design, made in Germany, 1¼ inches high right above putto in high relief on ornamental ceramic vase in the Art Nouveau style, 1½ inches high
rose in high relief with hand-painted stem and leaves, 1¼ inches high
glass boot, 1¼ inches high
hand-blown glass, mauve swirl with black handle, 1¾ inches high
Fine china, ½ inch high, initialled JR [?]
ornamental containers in china, hand-painted in the very fashionable Japanese style; on left, just over ½ inch high; on right, ¾ inch high
metal flower vase, ¾ inch high
lleft vase in Art Nouveau style, fine china, mauve, 2¼ inches high; tall vases and urns were often placed directly on the floor as ornaments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries right above Alabaster vase, 2 inches high
painted metal vase and flowers, flat profile with relief moulding; marked Medein, Germany; 3½ inches high
note angel heads
one of a pair of painted metal vases and flowers, flat profile with relief moulding; 3¾ inches high
painted metal vase and flowers, flat profile with relief moulding, marked Germany, 3½ inches high
ormolu vase by Erhard & Söhne, Germany, in catalogue (right), early 20th century; 1 3/8 inches high; also shown holding dried flowers; also shown as an oil lamp with metal base and ring to hold a pink & white glass shade and clear glass chimney
ormolu vases by Erhard & Söhne, Germany, in catalogue, early 20th century; also shown without dried flowers; also shown as an oil lamp with metal base and ring to hold a pink & white glass shade and clear glass chimney
Parian-ware vase with a dancing semi-nude woman in swirling clothes and playing the double pipes; Greek Hellenistic style in high relief with accent lines painted in blue; the reverse has a palmette and scroll motif; marked Germany; 2 inches high
covered urns, metal and painted wood, 1¼ inches high
CAGES
painted tin, contains pair of love birds, 1½ inches wide
left metal cage with bird, 2 inches high
right tin cage, base 2½ inches long, bird & newspaper added
painted metal cat guarding tin cage with yellow bird, which can be moved to peck at feeder, 1¾ inches high, German, cage base marked GES. GESCH (Gesetzlich Geschutzt meaning legally protected, patented or copyrighted)
STATUARY
1872 real painting of a parlour in Brooklyn Heights, New York, showing numerous statues, including nudes: a life-size (or larger) marble bust of a female on a pedestal, as well as complete figures --- a male bronze next to the right-hand window and a marble female on top of the bookcase; it seems remarkable how many nude or semi-nude figures were typically displayed in posh houses in an era of inhabitants being clothed in many layers from chin to toe. Note the tiers of heavily framed paintings and prints and the elaborate gas chandelier, which could be raised or lowered.
poured thin slip, marked Japan, 20th century, 3½ inches high
Venus de Milo, Greek Hellenistic style, poured thick slip, 2½ inches high; note the statue on the bookcase in the drawing below from Clarence Cook's The House Beautiful of 1877.
child and poodle, Parian, 1¼ inches high not including painted base
Karyatid holding sickle and sheaf of wheat, acts as a column shaft, Greek Hellenistic style, solid, German, 3¼ inches high
column, German, solid, 2¾ inches high
mabust marked "Napolean", poured thick slip, German, 3 inches high
bust of man with sideburns, poured thick slip, German, 2½ inches high
bust, metal, 1½ inches high
angel, glazed, solid, 3¼ inches high
woman with muff, solid, 1½ inches high
man in blue coat embracing candleholder, glazed and overpainted china, 2 inches high
Man carrying a bird with each arm, metal, 1 inch high, origins unknown
dog in wood, possibly British, ¾ inch high
deer in wood, possibly British, base ¾ inch long
mountain goat in wood, 2½ inches high
Metal sculpture of a she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus, twin boys; inscribed "Roma", illustrating the Classical myth about the founding of Rome, base 2 inches long
OTHER
angel, metal, 1¾ inches high
Metal horse pulling a carriage, 2 inches long
binoculars, metal and possibly ivory; shows landmarks of Paris, featuring the Eiffel Tower of 1889; 1 inch high
left advertisement for a real alarm clock, Youth's Companion, 30 Oct. 1890
right Advertisement for real alarm clocks in 1908-1909 Nerlich catalogue of Toronto, Canada
Glass dome, 3 inches high with wax objects: flowers, pair of doves, anchor (symbolizes hope) and cross; paper inscribed in German "In Memoriam"
china basket with Art Nouveau flowers in relief, 2 inches high
china basket with flowers and a bird, 2 inches high
woven basket with dried rose buds, 3 inches high
treen flowers in pot, German, upper: 1 inch high; lower: 1¼ inches high I HOPE TO ADD MORE TOPICS TO "GALLERY OF IMAGES 7" OVER TIME: PLEASE CHECK BACK.
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a delicate metal stand in imitation bamboo holding a basket filled with a
thimble, thread, lace, ribbon, etc., which came with the item -- perhaps added by a parent
not too concerned with scale; the lid is lined with pleated pale blue silk and hinged by a
tied ribbon; stars and geometric bars form an attractive design, 1½ inches in diameter
Alarm clocks: the 2 smaller of the three above are each ½ inch in
diameter; brass with glass faces over paper; real hands except centre clock (which has
painted hands); copper hands, post and ring on clock on the right; working compasses on
reverse of all three; displayed on "red stain", German, bow-front chest of
drawers with separate swing mirror, which has a working drawer. The miniature clocks are
modelled on examples from the turn of the 20th century.
