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Dolls’ house of Petronella Dunois

anonymous · c. 1676 · chintz; marqueterie; aquarelle; gild; ebony (wood); gilding (material); cardboard; wood (plant material); wortelnotenhout; chintz; silk; oak (wood)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Various objects in this dolls' house are marked with the year 1676, which was probably when it was largely completed. It was made for Petronella Dunois (1650–1695), a wealthy orphan who lived with her sister in Amsterdam. The dolls' house contains a peat loft, a linen room, a nursery, a lying-in room, a reception room, a cellar, a kitchen and a dining room.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

furniture dollhouse Petronella Dunois storage space (playing with) dolls

Credit lineDolls’ house of Petronella Dunois. c. 1676. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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