A Century of Children’s Clothing
The dolls dressed in burgundy are called “Jodi” and “Jamie” and are by Beverly Dahl. The lace collar on the boy looks Georgian to me, while the higher empire waist on the girl looks Regency.
The girl with red hair, maker unknown, is a wearing a dress that is Victorian with a high neck and low waist. The woman in the polka dot skirt, by Beverly Dahl has the high empire waist of the empire style in France and the Regency style in England.
The woman in the miniature mounted on the wall is clearly in Georgian dress of the eighteenth century with powdered hair.
Photos by Karen Nyenhuis. Dollhouse from a family collection.
The Nursery
The dolls and the rocking horse are more appropriate for the Victorian era. The tradition of dressing little boys in sailor suits began with a famous painting of Prince Albert in 1846.
Rocking horses for children have been dated back to the seventeenth century, but were most popular during the Victorian era.
The dry sink is appropriate to the Regency era. Water would have been carried in and poured into the dry sink for bathing the baby.
The doll on the rocking horse is from Dahl House of Miniatures, tagged 2/91, Darlene variation, 15 in series, 1850-77, MT.
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