by Karen Nyenhuis | Mar 21, 2024 | A Miniature French Chateau
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 the famous painting of Prince Albert in 1846....
by Karen Nyenhuis | Mar 15, 2024 | A Miniature French Chateau
The Master Bedroom. The bed is not specific to the Regency era, but is simply in the house because it is unusual and beautiful. It is unmarked. The dresser and hutch are from Bespaq Fine Miniatures. The low table at the end of the bed is signed “September 1998,...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Mar 14, 2024 | A Miniature French Chateau
The kitchen. The Crest branded copper-plated stove is a brand of miniatures, rather than an actual stove brand. The copper is for show. Early stoves were made of cast iron. The stove in this kitchen is much later than 1810. In 1810, the kitchen would have had a cast...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Mar 12, 2024 | A Miniature French Chateau
My mother made the writing desk in the receiving room. The needlepoint chair in the dining room was made by Nicole Walton Marble and dressed by Judee Williamson in...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Mar 11, 2024 | A Miniature French Chateau
A Century of Women’s Fashion. The doll on the left wears a typical everyday ensemble with a cutaway half gown. The lacing would normally thread through the lapels of the gown and secure it over her bodice. The doll in the centers wears a formal eighteenth century or...
