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View of an open dolls' house

Illustration
ca.1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pen and ink and pencil drawing on card of a dolls' house with its door open to reveal a partial view of two rooms inside. In the upstairs room four female dolls have a tea party. The lower room is a kitchen. A scullery maid doll stands outside the dolls' house; a miniature dustpan and brush rests on the edge of the dolls' house floor. The open door to the dolls' house can be seen to the right of the dolls' house beyond which is a room with an armchair and table in a lattice bay window. In the foreground, in front of the open dolls' house is a coal scuttle full of pieces of firewood. The drawing is highlighted in white within a pencil border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleView of an open dolls' house (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and pencil on card
Brief description
Pen and ink and pencil drawing by Walter Crane, ca.1880.
Physical description
Pen and ink and pencil drawing on card of a dolls' house with its door open to reveal a partial view of two rooms inside. In the upstairs room four female dolls have a tea party. The lower room is a kitchen. A scullery maid doll stands outside the dolls' house; a miniature dustpan and brush rests on the edge of the dolls' house floor. The open door to the dolls' house can be seen to the right of the dolls' house beyond which is a room with an armchair and table in a lattice bay window. In the foreground, in front of the open dolls' house is a coal scuttle full of pieces of firewood. The drawing is highlighted in white within a pencil border.
Dimensions
  • Whole height: 304mm
  • Whole width: 242mm
Style
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'From the Library of Anne Renier and F.G. Renier' (Bookplate on verso)
  • 'AR' (Initialled in pencil by Anne Renier on verso)
  • 'Drawn by my late Father / Walter Crane R.W.S. / signed Lionel F. Crane' (Pencil inscription on verso)
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier.
Object history
Drawn by Walter Crane, ca.1880. Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection.
Subjects depicted
Other numbers
  • Ren. Planchest A - Previous Renier Collection pressmark
  • Ren.42.U.1 (i) - Previous Renier Collection pressmark
  • R(Z)123 - Previous National Art Library accession number
  • 864.AA.0020 - Previous National Art Library pressmark
  • 803040021 - Previous National Art Library barcode
Collection
Library number
RENIER.413

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Record createdMarch 20, 2008
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