The Old-Fashioned Dollhouse

A novel: Two young women separated by time, connected by a dollhouse. #wip #historicalfiction

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Dollhouse Story from 1914, Boston Globe

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You left me no choice but to stay here forever 🖤🥀

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Portrait of a woman of color, and books by Alexandre Dumas at the Museum of Free People of Color

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I love the pulp fiction Gothic Horror vibe going on here, plus the attention to detail comic-book style ink art and the groovy colors. Like a full color illustration of a Nancy Drew mystery Case of the Old Clock but with more gore and passion.

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Telegram. Luisa Max-Ehrlerova, 1894.

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Craft idea for a memory ornament to hang on the tree. A clear glass orb filled with miniatures of the books you've read over the last year to bring back pleasant memories. This is so cute! Bookworm friendly. 🎄

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Late 19th century wedding dress

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This dress is sleek.

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The New Woman

1615- an old time woman reads the bible with a demure footstool and proper posture.

Progress 1915- A woman slouches in a comfortable arm chair reading a pile of fashion magazines. Ankles showing. She casually smokes reefer.

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The Garden of Eden from John Parkinson’s “Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris.” 1656 Interior illustration in "PLANT LORE, LEGENDS, and LYRICS. EMBRACING THE Myths, Traditions, Superstitions, and Folk-Lore of the Plant Kingdom" 1884 By RICHARD FOLKARD, JUN. Found on Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/44638/44638-h/44638-h.htm Reading through Project Gutenberg for book research! Recording my finds here and in my new blog.

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Michal Negrin necklaces in victorian style

You can find some second-hand jewelry made by this designer by clicking on the link. After 30 years of activity, this talented designer had to close her doors for good in 2020.

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Project Gutenberg

First Blog post is up! All about Project Gutenberg.

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The Project: Read a massive pile of books from Project Gutenberg

I'm reading through a rather long list of books I've found on Project Gutenberg. Started a wordpress blog for book reviews and research notes. I'm doing this project for fun, why not document it and learn how to blog? Title list coming soon. Excited to find some forgotten lore hiding in the virtual stacks. https://olddollhousebookshelf.wordpress.com

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Colourized fashion illustration from the September 8th, 1877 issue of  Harper’s Bazaar

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Masterlist

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#victorianbride #victoriangown #dress #Victorian #description #descriptivewords #oldfashioned #19thCentury

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1886-7 bustles

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Bustle research, this is so perfect for the fashion research I'm doing!

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EMILY ST. MARIE (1)

Introduction:  This novel is about two young women separated by time, connected by a dollhouse. In this scene we are introduced to the parlo