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The Paper Doll's House of Miss Sarah Elizabeth Birdsall Otis, aged Twelve
Eric Boman
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Description for The Paper Doll's House of Miss Sarah Elizabeth Birdsall Otis, aged Twelve
Hardcover. In 1884, at the age of twelve, the remarkable Miss Sarah Elizabeth Birdsall Otis known to all as Birdie made an extraordinary paper dolls house in the form of a book. While these were fashionable enough at the time, they were usually drawn and painted: Birdie, however, chose the medium of collage. Num Pages: 80 pages, 52 illustrations, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: YNPH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 285 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 888.
In 1884, at the age of twelve, the remarkable Miss Sarah Elizabeth Birdsall Otis – known to all as Birdie – made an extraordinary paper doll’s house in the form of a book. While these were fashionable enough at the time, they were usually drawn and painted: Birdie, however, chose the medium of collage. Her album’s exquisite rooms, accompanying paper dolls and tiny accessories are true works of art, full of period charm but also distinctly appealing to a modern taste and sensibility. Eric Boman’s full-colour photographs capture Birdie’s remarkably vivid fantasy world in all its quirky splendour. Boman also ... Read more
In 1884, at the age of twelve, the remarkable Miss Sarah Elizabeth Birdsall Otis – known to all as Birdie – made an extraordinary paper doll’s house in the form of a book. While these were fashionable enough at the time, they were usually drawn and painted: Birdie, however, chose the medium of collage. Her album’s exquisite rooms, accompanying paper dolls and tiny accessories are true works of art, full of period charm but also distinctly appealing to a modern taste and sensibility. Eric Boman’s full-colour photographs capture Birdie’s remarkably vivid fantasy world in all its quirky splendour. Boman also ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500650417
SKU
V9780500650417
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Ref
99-15
About Eric Boman
Eric Boman is the author of Blahnik by Boman, Dames: Women with Initiative and Attitude and Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel, all published by Thames & Hudson.
Reviews for The Paper Doll's House of Miss Sarah Elizabeth Birdsall Otis, aged Twelve
'A curiosity of a picture book … an uncommon object sure to delight interiors fanatics everywhere' - Observer 'A very welcome plaything for the young at heart' - Antiques Diary 'A slice of 19th-century Americana brought to light' - World of Interiors 'The Thames and Hudson version contains perfectly reproduced rooms and accessories, as well as the designs of the ... Read more