Dollhouse
- Object Name:
- Dollhouse
- Object ID:
- 1971.074.01
- Creator:
- Palmer, Charles H. P. (1825-1891)
- Place of Origin:
- Haverhill, MA
- Date:
- 1867
- Description:
- Dollhouse. Replica of a house in Haverhill, MA. Made by Charles H. P. Palmer (1825-1891) in 1867. Painted wood. Square three-story house, painted brick red with green shutters and tan trim. 21 glass windows. Removable sand-textured gray roof with two red wooden chimneys. Sand-textured green base. Interior surfaces covered with wallpaper. Scale of 1/2" to one foot, or 1:24. House includes all furnishings, stored separately.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-18 W-21 D-20 inches
- Provenance:
- Made in the winter of 1867 by Charles H. P. Palmer (1825-1891) for Annie Louise Mills (1866-1951) of Haverhill, MA.
Charles Henry Plummer Palmer owned a picture frame and bird cage store on Fleet Street in Haverhill, MA. He was also a machinist, carpenter, gas pipe fitter, superintendent of the gas company, fireman, policeman, and engineer in charge of Haverhill's first steam fire engine, the "General Grant." - Credit Line:
- Gift of Mrs. John W. Durgin, Jr.
- People:
- Mills, Annie Louise (1866-1951)
- Subjects:
- Model houses, Miniature houses, Dollhouses
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