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Dolls' house - May Foster's House

May Foster's House

  • Object:

    Dolls' house

  • Place of origin:

    England, Great Britain (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1800 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Wood

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Mme Georges Patry

  • Museum number:

    W.49-1925

  • Gallery location:

    In store

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This house was donated to the museum by the great grand-daughter of the little girl for whom the house was originally made. It was built in about 1800 to 1815 and furnished in the style of the period. The little girl was May Foster and her initials are carved above the door. It is possible that the house was designed and built for her by her father, the famous Liverpool architect, John Foster (1786-1846). It is believed to be a copy of the Foster's Liverpool home.

Physical description

The house has three storeys, each with two rooms, one either sided of a central staircase. The ground and first floors are separated on the exterior facade by applied pilasters and decoration. The whole of the front façade is divided into three bays. The central one has eight windows and a door reached by three steps with columns, a semicircular skylight and surmounting pediment. The flanking bays each have three windows. The other sides are plain. The roofline is surmounted by five urns and the central front bay is topped by a pediment with a circular window and carved decoration. The pitched roof has two chimneys. The top floor contains a bedroom and the first floor has two further bedrooms. The ground floor has a kitchen and one other room. The front façade is hinged and can be locked.

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (made)

Date

ca. 1800 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Wood

Dimensions

Height: 127 cm, Width: 114 cm, Depth: 54 cm

Object history note

Made for Mary Foster of Liverpool whose initials appear over the front door. Originally the house would have been fixed on a stand containing two drawers.

Descriptive line

Dolls' house known as May Foster's House made in England in about 1800

Materials

Wood

Categories

Children & Childhood; Dolls & Toys

Production Type

Unique

Collection code

BGM

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