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a tiny mansion built so giants can practice being gods of small things.
means A miniature model of a house, often with tiny furniture and figures, made as a child's toy or a collector's display.
from A plain compound of "doll" plus "house," both old and homely English words. "Doll" is the interesting one: it likely began as a pet form of the name Dorothy, much as "doll" once meant a sweetheart or pretty girl before it settled onto the toy figure. Joined to "house," it names exactly what it is — a house for dolls — a transparent English coinage from the era when miniature furnished houses became fashionable playthings.
- royal origins
- 16th-century nobles displayed wealth in cabinet-sized homes
- priciest ever
- Astolat Dollhouse Castle valued near $8.5 million
- not for kids
- early versions were adult status symbols, not toys
- true scale
- standard miniatures shrink life to one-twelfth size
victorianna dollhouse — built in 1978, now at the san francisco cable car museum, contains over 2,000 miniature objects
lady jane dollhouse — created by miniaturist jennifer hull in 1983, featured on the cover of dollhouse miniatures magazine
thorne miniature rooms — 68 room settings at the art institute of chicago, built by frances glessner thomas starting in 1932