Design for an exhibition pavilion to house Queen Mary's Dolls' House at the Ideal Home Exhibition, Olympia, London: elevations and plan for a summer house Architect/Designer Lutyens, Sir Edwin Landseer (1869-1944) Artist/Photographer Lutyens, Sir Edwin Landseer (1869-1944) Country UK: England City London Subject Date 1925 Image Date 1924 View Exterior Medium Drawing Library Reference PA1622/8(16) Orientation Landscape Colour Info Colour Credit RIBA Collections Subject Houses ; Garden buildings ; Toys
NOTES: The dolls' house was conceived both as a gift from the British nation to Queen Mary and as an historical record of the ideal early 20th century English house. Princess Marie Louise commissioned Lutyens to design the house and together with the involvement of Sir Henry Morgan and a huge range of well-known manufacturers, it became a showcase for 1920s British craftsmanship and design. The house first went on display at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924, followed by the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia in 1925.
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