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08-11-2014, 04:05 PM | #1 | |
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8-11-14: Royal Privilege
OK, we all know it's good to be the King... until they drag out the Guillotine anyway.
Not only the King, but the entire, often extended, royal family. The Czar's kids had some cool toys, so did the Rajah's kids, but none can hold a candle to Britain's Royal families. You'd expect the children of the Royal's to have hot and cold running nannies, the best of tutors, and the latest comforts, however Queen Mary's dollhouse is over the top. It seems a famous architect, Edwin Lutyens, was having a glass of wine with Princess Marie Louise, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, who asked him to build a dollhouse for her cousin, Queen Mary. When Royals tell you they want you to do something, is it still a "request"? On one hand you know they can afford it, on the other, if you screw up you might be a piss-boy for life. Quote:
C'mon, you know I had to screen grab the garage. You can take a virtual tour here. Since Mary was born in 1867, crowned Queen in 1910, died in 1953, while the doll house was completed in 1924, I don't think she played with it much. But because of the fantastic detail, it's a wonderful record of British furnishings and treasures from around the empire, of the era's hoi polloi.
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08-11-2014, 06:21 PM | #2 |
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I assume the guy on the left is raising the outer walls so that the interior is visible.
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08-11-2014, 07:16 PM | #3 |
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That doll house was on display at Windsor castle when I toured it a couple years ago. My favorite part was the garage.
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08-12-2014, 01:01 AM | #4 |
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It blows my mind that the shelves of books are individual books, the wine cellar had bottles of real wine, the bathrooms have soap and toilet paper. I wonder what it cost, even in 1920s money the budget must have been staggering.
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08-12-2014, 10:47 AM | #5 |
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There was a PBS special about the royal family and they showed this house then. It has lots of storage drawers for the dolls, etc. as well.
And a sliding tray for the gardens.
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I forgot to check Wiki...
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I'm not knocking this project at all, I think it's an incredible representation of the art/craft/opulence of the time... an undisputable historic record. But I'm always amused by the methods of convincing people they are just dying to contribute to a gift for someone who could buy and sell them.
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08-15-2014, 05:18 AM | #7 |
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Really amazing. Over the top or at least 1/12th over the top.
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08-15-2014, 10:54 AM | #8 |
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Maybe dollhouses are like bathing suits, the smaller they are, the more they cost.
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08-15-2014, 03:02 PM | #10 |
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Damifino, I've no use for them unless they're cheaper than the balloons used to get kids in the van if the free candy doesn't work.
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08-15-2014, 03:51 PM | #11 |
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I thought you switched to bunnies and puppies.
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08-18-2014, 04:02 PM | #12 |
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[George, walking toward the van] Is that van a-rockin'? [/George]
[Jerry] I wouldn't go a-knockin'... [/Jerry]
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