by Karen Nyenhuis | May 11, 2025 | A Miniature French Chateau in 1810
The waistline indicated the era. The lower waistlines on the two dolls on the left indicate the late eighteenth century or Georgian era. The higher waistline on the doll on the right, called “Empire” after the Napoleonic Empire in France, is also the...
by Karen Nyenhuis | May 11, 2025 | A Miniature French Chateau in 1810
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...
by Karen Nyenhuis | May 11, 2025 | A Miniature French Chateau in 1810
The neckcloth identifies the period. Men’s neckcloths changed with each fashion era in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The doll on the left is wearing a lace collar that identifies him as mid-eighteenth century. The second doll from the left is sporting...
by Karen Nyenhuis | May 10, 2025 | A Miniature French Chateau in 1810
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...
by Karen Nyenhuis | May 10, 2025 | A Miniature French Chateau in 1810
Regency Hair and Bonnets The doll on the left in the light blue skirt is “Josephine,” by Beverly Dahl. The doll in the dotted skirt is from an antique guild sale and the maker is unknown. Since these bonnets are very similar to the bonnet the Beverly Dahl...
