Queen Mary's Dolls' House

Institution

Royal Collection Trust

Object description:

Queen Mary's Dolls' House. 1:12 scale model royal house in the Neo-Classical style with movable facade and a drawer at either end, one containing the garage and one the garden. The plinth contains the workings of the house and a set of cedar drawers. Containing c.1000 miniature contents.

Object/Work type:

dollhouses
miniatures (toys)

Cultural Heritage type:

Furnishings (hierarchy name)

Location:

London - United Kingdom

Commissioning

Princess Marie Louise, wife of Prince Aribert of Anhalt-Dessau, 2nd daughter of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, granddaughter of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1872-1956) (Commissioner)

Material/Technique: [None]

Production

Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (1869-1944) (architect)

Date: 1921-24

Place: England

Material/Technique: carved

Provenance

Queen Mary, consort of George V, King of the United Kingdom (1867-1953) (Acquirer)

Material/Technique: [None]

Subject/theme:

Queen Mary's Dolls' House [Windsor Castle]

Resource

Rights Type:  

Record

Source: Royal Collection Trust