"Colleen Moore's Doll House", 1939-1942
THF305195 / "Colleen Moore's Doll House", 1939-1942
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Artifact Overview
This cardboard dollhouse kit is a replica of the Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle dollhouse. Moore, a popular silent film actress, had a lifelong fascination with miniatures and commissioned the castle in the late-1920s. It took seven years and $500,000 to complete the dollhouse, which stands nearly nine feet tall and has rooms themed after different fairy tales.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Dollhouse
Date Made
1939-1942
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time
Object ID
99.0.67.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Metal
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 14.5 in
Length: 1.625 in
Inscriptions
on front of box:
ULLMAN MFG. CO. / CM3 / MADE IN U.S.A. / VISIT THE FAIRY PRINCE AND PRINCESS IN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TOY HOME EVER KNOWN / THE ENCHANTED GARDEN AND SEVEN BEAUTIFUL / ROOMS FROM COLLEEN MOORE'S / DOLL HOUSE / TO CUT OUT AND SET UP
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