Dolls House – FMP

Baby House

Dolls houses date back to the 16th century and were often known as baby houses they were not toys, but trophy items or conversation pieces and were often made as mini replicas of wealthy families homes to keep record. In holland dolls houses were also a way to display wealth but were made in fancy cabinets and often of idealised interiors and full of precious objects. These dolls houses would have been worth the price of a small house. Dolls houses were also used to teach young girls how to maintain a household and become a lady of the house. Dolls houses were not made as toys until 20th century but became hugely popular when they began being mass produced. they are still very popular not just with children many adult collect and spend £1000s on dolls houses and their furniture.

I think that dolls houses have remained so popular because they allow people to use their imagination as well as keep complete control and imagine a level of perfection and idealism in a home.