by Karen Nyenhuis | May 19, 2024 | A Miniature Carl Larsson Christmas, Art of Scandinavia
My mother created this interpretation of the Carl Larsson house in 1:12 scale miniature twenty five years ago. The house has been on display in several museums and galleries, including the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis. She has fine art and design degrees...
by Karen Nyenhuis | May 12, 2024 | A Miniature Colonial House
Delft Tiles. The blue and white tiles around the fireplace are rendered with wallpaper, but real tiles would have been made of fired clay. Delft, a type of tin-glazed earthenware pottery produced in the Netherlands, was very popular in the American colonies and...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Apr 21, 2024 | A Miniature French Chateau
Regency Bonnets. Since these bonnets are very similar to the bonnet the Beverly Dahl doll is wearing, I think it is safe to say these are Beverly Dahl creations as well. One has a price tag attached of $23.50, with a purchase year of approximately 1995. The Jane...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Apr 14, 2024 | A Miniature French Chateau, Historical Clothing
Regency Hair and Hats. Bonnets were often made of straw and elaborately decorated with ribbon and feathers. The doll of the left is a Beverly Dahl. I don’t have a source for the other...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Apr 13, 2024 | A Miniature Colonial House, Historical Clothing
Georgian Hair. This six-inch doll has a set of wigs. Women in the eighteenth century did not wear wigs unless they had lost their real hair due to disease or age. They did use hairpieces, however, to add extra curls and buns. Hairpieces clipped into their natural hair...
