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Needlepoint chair and side table in the drawing room of a French chateau
Two French Regency dolls, a needlepoint settee, and grandfather clock

The Drawing Room

The girl doll is by Beverly Dahl, made in March 1995, 1 in a series, named Jodie and set in 1810. The boy is unmarked, but my mother lists him as “Jamie,” also by Beverly Dahl.

The needlepoint settee and chair were made by Nicole Walton Marble and dressed by Judee Williamson in 1999.

My mother made the grandfather clock and laid the parquet floor herself.

The Georgian tapestry is one side of my grandmother’s antique petitpoint evening bag from Vienna.

The doll in the polka dot dress is by Beverly Dahl.

The male doll in the silk Georgian ensemble is by 

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Photos by Karen Nyenhuis. Dollhouse, made by my mother, from a family collection.