Dollhouse Decorating – “Thomas Chippendale's” Dolls House

One of the most important commissions of Chippendale's entire career was for Sir Rowland Winn of Nostell Priory, Yorkshire. The Doll’s House at Nostell is richly furnished in marble, silk, chintz, silver, walnut, mahogany, porcelain and glass. It is a treasury of craftsmanship and a unique record of daily life in a great country house of the period.

Whether Chippendale actually had anything to do with its creation is questionable. The The National Trust catalogue listing begins: The Dolls' House at Nostell Priory, attributed to Thomas Chippendale (Otley 1718 - London 1779), etc, etc. 

History buffs know when you see that word “attributed,” it's buyer beware!

But who cares. This gorgeous dolls house contains almost all of its original furnishings, made by skilled craftsmen and faithfully presenting accurate miniatures in the Chippendale style. 

A trip to Yorkshire is on my lengthening to-do list.