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King as part of a child's nursery.  Although it is influenced by the new Glasgow style and is aesthetically pleasing, it is not very practical as a toy because access to the interior is limited.<br><br><b>Time</b><br>In 1913, there was a major exhibition of nursery design, 'Exposition de l'art pour l'enfance', held at the Musée Galliera, Paris.  Jessie M. King designed an entire nursery complete with furnishings, furniture, frieze and stained-glass window to be exhibited.  The dolls' house was part of this nursery.<br><br><b>Places</b><br>Between 1911 and 1913, Jessie M. King lived in Paris with her husband, Ernest Archibald Taylor.  While there, she was commissioned to design a child's nursery for a major Parisian exhibition.<br><br><b>Materials & Making</b><br>The construction of the dolls' house is simple.  The wooden sloping walls and undulating roof were painted in rather drab colours with no attempt to create a model of a real house.","physicalDescription":"Dolls' house of painted wood. Two doors on the back allow access to the house, its hinges, and those of the front door and windows, are made from leather. The house is simple in construction, the wooden sloping walls and undulating roof are painted in quiet colours: white for the walls, blue-grey for the roof, green window frame and shutters, and grey front door. 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The dolls’ house was one of many nursery related items she designed including wallpaper, ceramics, and other toys. \r\n\r\nThis dolls’ house was made for a child’s room, designed by Jessie M. King for an exhibition of nursery design at the Musee Galliera in Paris. The nursery was dominated by a central stained glass window, with a frieze illustrating the story of the Frog Prince, and painted white furniture. Apart from the dolls’ house there was also a delightful rocking horse called “Brightling” whose whereabouts are unfortunately now unknown. The nursery was designed at a time when King was running an art studio in Paris with her husband, E.A.Taylor, a furniture and stained glass designer.\n\r\nKing was one of the many Scottish artists who were part of the art movement known as the Glasgow School in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. She was known chiefly for her work in illustration and book design although she proved to be  very versatile in other areas, designing silver and fabrics for Liberty’s as well as experimenting in Batik and the painting of unglazed pottery. She illustrated 70 books, including a few of her own, mainly on the subjects of medieval romance and fairy tales.\r\n\nKing wrote and illustrated “The Little White town of Never Weary” for her daughter, Merle, then aged 8 years old. It tells the story of Miriam, who dreams she meets a mysterious White Lady, King Cardboard and his Elves, who take her to meet the inhabitants of the town of Never Weary. The book serves a dual purpose because it also shows children how to make houses out of cardboard. The houses, with their plain white walls and little square windows, are similar to this dolls' house. ","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Dolls' house designed by Jessie M. 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