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2. Queen Mary's Dolls' House - Wikipedia

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   Queen Mary's Dolls' house. Queen Mary's Dolls' House is a doll's house built in the early 1920s, completed in 1924, for Queen Mary, the wife of King George V.It was designed by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, with contributions from many notable artists and craftsmen of the period, including a library of miniature books containing original stories written by authors including Sir Arthur Conan ...

3. Dollhouse - Wikipedia

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   Dollhouse. Tudor style doll's house circa 1930. A dollhouse or doll's house is a toy house made in miniature. Since the early 20th century dollhouses have primarily been the domain of children, but their collection and crafting is also a hobby for many adults. English-speakers in North America commonly use the term dollhouse, but in the United ...

4. Astolat Dollhouse Castle - Wikipedia

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   The Astolat Dollhouse Castle was acquired by collector L. Freeman in 1996 and moved to the Nassau County Museum of Art. Freeman is an avid collector of dollhouses and since her acquisition of the Astolat Dollhouse Castle she has continually upgraded its interiors with additional one-of-a-kind antique miniatures, tiny antique furniture, and paintings in addition to those that already existed ...

5. Carson Mansion - Wikipedia

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   Carson Mansion. / 40.80562; -124.15848. The Carson Mansion is a large Victorian house located in Old Town, Eureka, California. Regarded as one of the premier examples of Queen Anne style architecture in the United States, [2] : 33 the house is "considered the most grand Victorian home in America." [3] It is one of the most written about and ...

6. Hammersmith Farm - Wikipedia

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   Hammersmith Farm. Coordinates: 41.469109°N 71.346062°W. Entrance to Main house of Hammersmith Farm in October, 1989. Hammersmith Farm is a Victorian mansion and estate located at 225 Harrison Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was a childhood home of First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, and the site of the reception for her ...

7. Wife selling (English custom) - Wikipedia

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   The Gentleman's Magazine (1832) It is unclear when the ritualised custom of selling a wife by public auction began, but it seems likely to have been some time towards the end of the 17th century. In November 1692 "John, the son of Nathan Whitehouse, of Tipton, sold his wife to Mr. Bracegirdle", although the manner of the sale is unrecorded. In 1696, Thomas Heath Maultster was fined for ...