BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Bradford Dolls' House

DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Bradford Dolls' House:

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1. SIAHDH_160307_005.JPG: The Dolls' House Children of all ages (even the grownup ones) love miniatures and doll houses. Faith Bradford loved them so much that she offered to make one for the Smithsonian Institution to display in its museum. Faith used imagination and creativity to make a home and a story for Peter and Rose Doll and their ten children, five servants, twenty pets, and two grandparents who have come to visit. She filled the Dolls' house with the furniture, appliances, and decorations that a busy family might need in the early 20th century. Some were homemade and some were store-bought. All were chosen with care. What's in the Dolls' house that is not in your house?
2. SIAHDH_160307_009.JPG: Father, Peter Doll, in his study. Mother, Rose Washington Doll, in her room. 11-year-old Peter Jr. in his room. 10-year-old Alice and Lady Grey the cat in Alice's room. 7-year-old Ann in the night nursery. 4-year-old Christopher in the day nursery. Mrs. Roots, the cook, in the pantry. Gadsby, the butler, in the butler's pantry. Mac the dog in the guest bedroom. Sam the dog and Nip the cat in the laundry room. Meet Faith Bradford: When this picture was taken in 1896, Faith was 16 years old. When Faith was a little girl, her older sister gave her a collection of miniature furniture. Faith arranged the furniture of shelves in her closet. When she grew up she displayed her collection on bookshelves arranged the rooms in a house. What do you collect? The display of the Bradford doll house is made possible by generous support from the Smithsonian's Women's Committee.
3. SIAHDH_160307_015.JPG: Day Nursery
4. SIAHDH_160307_020.JPG: Guest Bedroom
5. SIAHDH_160307_025.JPG: Drawing Room
6. SIAHDH_160307_050.JPG: Peter Jr.'s Room
7. SIAHDH_160307_052.JPG: Trunk Room
8. SIAHDH_160307_054.JPG: Nurse's Room
9. SIAHDH_160307_060.JPG: Alice's Room
10. SIAHDH_160307_068.JPG: Night Nursery
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Description of Subject Matter: The Miniature World of Faith Bradford: The Dolls' House
Opened 1951 – Indefinitely
This dollhouse represents a romantic view of the life of a large and affluent American family in the early 1900s. Its 23 rooms contain more than 800 miniature items, including furniture, linens, toys, and other household items. The late Faith Bradford, a records expert at the Library of Congress, spent more than a half century designing and building the miniature furnishings; it was donated to the museum in 1951. Also on view is Ms. Bradford's scrapbook, which shows her methods of creating the house.
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