Egerton House

The toys that we know today dollhouse miniatures originated in ancient Egypt and were used to decorate Egyptian tombs. These miniature wooden illustrated people, animals and household items as they were 5000 years ago. Taking into account that the collection is a natural trait of man, it should not surprise us that in time the different cultures brought together representing various significant objects of their civilization. It may come as a surprise, but miniature collection was not limited only to women in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. important people such as academics, wealthy merchants and monarchs holding cabinets in which they demonstrated the various collections of rare or precious stones with fossils.

In the sixteenth century the wealthy families in England, the Netherlands and Germany were known to gather displays firm named Baby Homes. These collection dollshouse wood were built to resemble reality and were equipped with miniature realistic. An example of such a house is built the Tate in 1760 in England. During this period, it was extremely unusual for wealthy families to travel often, therefore, these dollhouses were made in several parts to be transported more easily and prevent breakage. Baby Rooms have been an important part of everyday life as it was intended to present a guest host with objects for display in the cabinet as a sign of appreciation.

In the seventeenth century extravagant sums of money were spent by the wives of wealthy Dutch merchants on dwarf doll house collection. Petronella Oortman whose husband was a silk merchant ordered a Dutch Baby House was built between 1686 and 1705. To put his plan into execution, it has hired several experts and artists. In constructing the dollhouse materials such as marble, copper and tortoise shell were used. In addition, furniture and tapestries were made of velvet and silk and the house was decorated with the porcelain of China. Labor costs on any 20000/30000 guilders. With the same money you could have easily bought a house and a canal in Amsterdam. Sources indicate that the Oortman Baby House is the only this time with a delivery / lying-in room.

Another doll house is the famous killer of Staff of the House known by that name because she was ordered by Dr. John Egerton Killer (a doctor of Manchester) in 1835. The doctor ordered a copy of his favorite firm in which the ladies could put his house in the miniatures hand. Besides the miniatures made by his family as a chair made of pheasant feathers, the doctor has prescribed other objects in London.

A doll houses the most impressive of our time is the fairytale castle display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. He belonged to the famous silent film Colleen Moore who contributed to its embellishment, even after a donation. It is said that 700 professionals have helped to make the fairy castle, among them Chinese craftsmen and jewelers in Beverly Hills. Even Walt Disney was involved in this project, painting pictures of the dollhouse and murals. Emeralds, diamonds, pearls, antique statues and the smallest Bible ever made are displayed in the fairy castle. Costs dollhouse together about $ 500,000 and hosts over 2000 miniatures. Given the foregoing, we may assume that the collection of dollhouse miniatures and dollhouses has been and will always be the natural vocation of humanity