Life as a Doll in the Time of Jane Austen: A Visit to a Regency Era English Dollhouse
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- Опубліковано 22 гру 2020
- Life as a Doll in the Time of Jane Austen: A Visit to a Regency Era English Dollhouse with Susan Dossetter (24 Minutes) The content for the Summer Fling was Sponsored by The Grovian Doll Museum: www.groviandollmuseum.org
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I would have ended up a history major if I'd had professors that could make it come alive as Susan does. Amazing wealth of information and inspiration. Thank you so much!
I did major in history, and I was lucky enough to have excellent and engaging professors. As a kid I thought historians only cared about wars and dry facts, but accidentally became a history major when I transferred schools and my original major (Asian Studies) wasn't offered. If you have the chance to audit history classes I recommend it. Or if you enjoy podcasts, there are a lot of good ones out there. History Extra from the BBC is a good place to start, but if that one doesn't interest you, there are a large variety of others to try. And youtube has plenty of channels dedicated to history, especially the ways in which people dressed or ate or lived.
Couldn't agree more!
Thank you all so much for bringing so much joy during these times. Truly special.🌹
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What a wonderful treat!! Thank you!!
The Regency period is my favorite, and this house is absolutely fabulous! I love the grodnertals and the countless exquisite accessories that populate the rooms. Thank you for another wonderful program.
Thank you so much!
Susan's explanation of the character of the Regency period is so illuminating, and concise. Not only does she know her antique miniatures, she clearly explains their historical context. Loved every minute!!
Susan’s dollhouse videos are my favorite! She is so very generous and passionate about the history of her collections you cannot help but get excited too! I am left wanting to see and hear more!
Oh boy Love Susans dollhouses, Thank You for this wonderful video Rachel,looking forward to more.
Loved the Regency Dollhouse! I, too, am big on Jane Austen's books. I didn't know that some grodnertals of that time had extra wardrobes, and would have wanted to see close-up shots of the doll with them and her dresses and hats. Has Susan ever written an article about that topic? Thank you for generously sharing all of this with us! This truly was a wonderful program.
Jan Lewandowski
She has written articles for Doll News. She is a great lady, we are so happy you enjoyed this.
I adore these recordings so much, they are so beautiful and inspiring. I love this! Thank you x.
You're so welcome!
I just love these videos! That wallpaper in the parlor is outstanding! The purple and green colors and the design. I would love to have it in my home. I loved how the staircases curved at the top. This was my favorite doll house out of all that were showcased. I love learning about the history and architecture of this era. I believe that one or more of Susan's past lives was from this time. Lol. She is so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about this era. Peace and love from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.❤ 24:13
This gorgeous and beautiful dolls house is a Georgian (George the fourth) dolls house. 1820 /1830. So not from the Regency era. But that doesn’t make it any less spectacular!!
Oh my golly gosh this is stunning 😍 it's huge 😍
Thank u from BOWIE MARYLAND 20715
Wow! This is incredible. And her historical knowledge is also amazing. Will have to look for her article on the Regency Kitchen!
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I wish Susan would publish books on her doll houses !
She has some incredible houses. That would be such a treat!!
Susan Dossetter, I think that must be a magic wand you are waving about?
It was a chopstick but with her knowledge, it sure felt like it!
@@RachelHoffmanDolls didn’t like the stick. Too bad video spent time on the narrator . House was more interesting.
@@Cate7451 Why not just watch and also not leave a rude comment? We are out here creating programs, and it was a considerable effort to make this program happen. I’m not going to tell the presenter how to present her dollhouse. I follow the lead of the presenter when I am in someone’s home.
16:04 5/2023 i juat love Susan and all of her knowledge. You always present it so anyone can understand it. Where do you find those itty-bitty dolls, they they are so precious? Thank you!!!!
This has been so enjoyable and interesting, thank you so much!
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another treasure..thank you and Susan so much for sharing this series with us!
More to come!
Thank you, Susan! This was absolutely delightful ... what a treat! Smiles, Stella
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This was wonderful and very informative!!! Thank you!
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Here's what the the 'Death By Petticoat Myth Buster' book (Mary Miley Theobold)has to say about brag, or mortgage buttons (which are unique to the Southern States of the US).
Actually the knob is just a decorative way to cover up the joinery.
The mortgage button is one of history’s more enduring myths. You will hear it told in many historic houses, and believe it or not, there are actually companies that sell “mortgage buttons” so you can install one on your newel post to show all your friends that there is no lien on your property. Buy one if you like-there’s no law against silliness-but I know of no instance where mortgage documents, or anything else, have been discovered rolled up inside the newel post of an old house. Nor do any of the architectural historians at Colonial Williamsburg.
Usually the myth claims that this is a long-standing New England tradition (or old British tradition) dating from the 17th century. Some say it originated in Nantucket. Supposedly, when the house’s mortgage was fully paid, the homeowner drilled a hole in the newel post of the main staircase, rolled up the mortgage document, put it inside, and capped the hole with a decorative plug. Or they burned the document and stashed the ashes. And some people do this today because they’ve heard the myth.
Trouble is, mortgages didn’t exist in the 17th century. Or the 18th. Heck, banks didn’t exist in America in the 17th or 18th centuries! Real property has been used as collateral for debt for centuries, but that isn’t a mortgage. In the nineteenth century, mortgages (and banks) did exist. Homes were typically financed by a three-to-five-year balloon loan where homeowners made interest-only payments for the duration, then could roll them over into a new loan when they came due. Mortgages as we know them didn’t exist until the creation of the FHA in 1934. As Time magazine says in its 9/6/10 issue, “The thirty-year mortgage was a revolution, a stark contrast to the short-term loans that had been the norm until then.”
The late Charles Peterson, preservationist and architectural historian who conceived of the HABS project during the Depression, tried for years to find historic proof for this legend. He noted that some Philadelphia homes from the colonial period had ivory “amity” buttons in their newel posts, supposedly put there by the Quaker builder when the owner had paid his debt.
“Unfortunately, Charlie Peterson couldn’t find any evidence for the truth of this fable, and you can be sure he subjected the matter to a totally dedicated search. You might think there would be some notations in the deeds, or in the correspondence of the day, or in the literature of the times. You would think that someone who repeats this tale would be able to relate where he got it, and that would lead to some letters in an attic, and that if you work hard enough, you will find it. But when the button matter came up, Mr. Peterson would suddenly become grim-lipped and sad, and repeat the mantra that there is no evidence to support the story. He even awarded prizes to architectural students for essays on newel posts, bannisters and stair rails, but no student essay ever turned up any authentication of the Amity Button story. Absence of evidence is of course not the same as evidence of absence, so it is remotely possible that the story will some day be vindicated.”
Luv this! 💖 So educational and inspiring! 💖
Thank you for watching!
Oh my goodness thank you for sharing❤️ I love my dolls I had a doll house when I was a kid , but we moved so much I lost my toys . Now I make my own dolls collect a few of older dolls This is amazing . We’re id the videos of the other house
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What beautiful dolls houses Thank You for sharing
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The Regency era dollhouse was wonderful to see. I'm not a fan of Jane Austen, but the style of the ladies' clothes were very nice! A very informative video, and a lovely visit with Susan Dossetter again! ~Janet in Canada
great historical content thanks
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I so LOVE Dollhouses and Dollhouses feel so Christmas:)!! I so LOVED the 18th Century Blue and White Dishes as well as the pink and white pitcher in the Dinning Room:)!! Also, being a history buff, I too LOVE old houses and the history behind them:)!! I also LOVED the Doll's "doll's, crib, pink chair, and mini-miniature Doll's "doll room":)!!! As beautiful as this Dollhouse is, I would suggest reproduction wallpaper because sadly back in those days the wallpaper was made with Arsenic:(. Just like the food dyes back then with the green, like the greens in the Wallpaper are made with Arsenic and the reds with lead. We know now, Arsenic ( besides being a poison) sadly lead to Cancer or illness and the lead sadly can lead to lower I.Q. and\or learning disabilities. However, This is a stunningly gorgeous Dollhouse:)!! I pray that Susan Dossetter will have the Merriest Christmas and a blessed 2021:)!! Does Susan Dossetter decorate her Dollhouses for Christmas?
We are so glad you enjoyed this! Thank you for your kind comments.
Your videos and catching up,on them have given and giving me a lovely day!
Wonderful!
This was absolutely incredible!! One of my favorite doll houses and items I've ever seen. I LOVE the dolls and the original clothes and hats were just outstanding and Susan is an amazing historian and decorator, she was really interesting. Thank you for bringing this to the masses, I haven't been this impressed in a while :) Also, you mention you are going to look at another English dollhouse at the end of the vid. Was there another video on that? I didn't see it in your vids, I subscribed btw so happy I found your channel. I have the time right now to go down the rabbit hole of miniatures lol.
Susan is such a treasure and we are so happy you enjoyed this. Thank you for watching and learning with us.
This is lovely! Where do you buy the dolls?
The reason I would never electrify an antique dollhouse is not because it would ruin the value of the house, but because the time period of the dollhouse did not have electric lighting. Jane Austen had no idea what a light bulb was and a dollhouse from that period should not know it either. If it was an early twentieth century house I would electrify it but not something from the early nineteenth century. I would view if from candlelight lit outside of the house. That would be how the little girl who first played with it would have seen it.
Lovely, though the wallpapers are more Victorian than Regency.
Oh, Nooooo! ….NOT “LED Lighting.” LED has such a harsh, artificial, “too white” light…..Nothing beats incandescent, low-watt lighting (which most closely duplicates candlelight)….