The Nuremberg House

Unknown1673 (made) - 1673

Dolls' house made in Nuremberg, Germany in 1673

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Title: The Nuremberg House
Date Created: 1673 (made) - 1673
Location Created: Nuremberg, Mittelfranken Bavaria
Type: Dolls' house
External Link: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O98316
production: Unknown
Subjects Depicted: houses; furniture; figures; people; animals
Place Part Of: Mittelfranken Bavaria
More Information: This house was made in Nuremberg in 1673. We know this because the date is written on the chimney. It is the oldest house in the museum and is a small version of a group of 17th century houses at the Germanisches Museum in Nuremberg . There are several clues about the family who would have owned this house. In those days a sign or picture would show people what services a business offered. In this case there is a unicorn on the left door (missing its horn, unfortunately) signalling that the house belonged to an apothecary or chemist. The family that owned the house had strong religious leanings as testified bya picture on the right door of the important religious figure, Martin Luther (1483-1546) . The house itself is comfortable with four rooms, two on each level. The upper level has two bedrooms whilst downstairs there is a splendid best kitchen on the left and a working kitchen on the right.
Materials and Techniques: Carved wood and mixed media
Dimensions: Height: 107 cm, Width: 91.5 cm, Depth: 45.6 cm

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