by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 4, 2025 | Christmas in a Carl Larsson Dollhouse
Doll Visitors to the Carl Larsson House at Christmas The grandmother doll is hallmarked “BT 1999,” which is most likely Barbara Tate of Tate’s Collectibles. The two dolls in pleated skirts are by Inka Grosse of Germany. The rosemaled chair is by...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 4, 2025 | Christmas in a Carl Larsson Dollhouse
Trim Work in a 1:12 Scale Interpretation of the Carl Larsson House This house was featured in a holiday display at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis in the early nineties. Made from an affordable rectangular house, effort was placed on the interiors and...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 4, 2025 | Christmas in a Carl Larsson Dollhouse
Carl Larsson’s Bedroom and Studio An interpretation in miniature of the Carl Larsson painting, “Daddy’s Room,” circa 1895. The tall cabinet is signed “JJonis 81.” My mother made the bed herself, based on Carl’s painting...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 4, 2025 | Christmas in a Carl Larsson Dollhouse
Swedish Tiled Stoves Tiled stoves were common in Scandinavia beginning in the eighteenth century. The green stove is hallmarked “NF,” and is by an artist who made miniature copies of all the tiled stoves in the American Swedish Institute. “NF”...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 4, 2025 | Christmas in a Carl Larsson Dollhouse
A Miniature Swedish Julbord Miniature pewter tankards for Christmas punch. Pewter, an alloy of tin and lead, was readily available and affordable. Tankards had lids to keep insects and debris from falling into the beverage inside. The old English word “wassail” comes...
