Museum Collections
Luce Center
The New Folding Doll House
Object Number:
2000.412
Date:
1894
Medium:
Paper covered cardboard
Dimensions:
overall (closed): 13 x 12 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 33 x 32.7 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
lithographed: on the cover: "THE/ NEW/ FOLDING/ DOLL HOUSE"
printed: interior of the cover: "The/ New Folding/ Doll House/ PATENTED JAN 30TH 1894./ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Description:
Paper covered cardboard folding doll house in a cross-form with four lithographed rooms including a dining-room, kitchen, parlor and bedroom; cover lithographed with an image of two girls playing with the doll house on a table; cover inscribed, "THE/ NEW/ FOLDING/ DOLL HOUSE"; interior of the cover printed, "The/ New Folding/ Doll House/ PATENTED JAN 30TH 1894./ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
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