by Karen Nyenhuis | May 30, 2025 | A Miniature Colonial House
Painted Furniture. The large cabinet with the Georgian horse and rider motif is a Ruth Pollock original, dated 1999. My mother took a class from Ruth Pollock and painted the yellow wall cabinet herself. The trunk below is signed by Ruth Pollock in 1998. I found a note...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Apr 5, 2024 | A Miniature Colonial House
The Yellow Bed This is my favorite piece in the entire collection. The bed frame and chair are signed “N. Belt ’83.” This bed was purchased at a miniature show or shop, back before there was online shopping.The portrait is Abigail Adams by Gilbert...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Apr 5, 2024 | A Miniature Colonial House
Women’s Fashion: Georgian or Regency? The easiest way to tell Georgian, or late eighteenth century, from Regency, or early nineteenth century, women’s fashion apart is by the waistline. Georgian waistlines sat at the hip, often with a point just below the navel....
by Karen Nyenhuis | Apr 1, 2024 | A Miniature Colonial House
Men’s Fashion: Georgian or Regency? The term Georgian refers to time when the first four King Georges reigned in England, from 1714 to 1820. The term Regency refers to the time when King George IV was declared unfit to rule and England was ruled by the Prince...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Mar 30, 2024 | A Miniature Colonial House
Dutch Colonial House 1780 This house is an American colonial set in New York in 1780 and was built from 1990 to 2000. My mother has fine art and design degrees from Stanford and Parsons and created a series of historical dollhouses in her later years, which were...
