A Tour of The Great Dollhouse of lady Lita de Ranitz

Miniaturist Journal 115. SmallI, smaller, big. ( Klein, kleiner, groots.) In a change to my schedule, I visited an exhibition of the Great Dollhouse of lady Lita de Ranitz, at the The Hague Historical Museum. It is one of my favourite dollhouses!

From the museum website:
"The Great Dollhouse, one of Lita de Ranitz's miniature marvels from her dollhouse collection, was equipped with all the modern conveniences. But this is not the only thing that makes her collection special: it actually tells a detailed story of The Hague in 1910.

In September 1910, a flag was raised on a house under construction in The Hague. It was no ordinary house, but a modern miniature villa built for lady Lita de Ranitz. This miniature villa, known as The Great Dollhouse, was equipped with different types of modern conveniences. For example: hot and cold running water, central heating, electricity, and even a vacuum cleaner for the maid. The only thing that was missing was space for a husband and children, a matter on which the unmarried Lita was quite adamant.

Starting in 1910, Lita traveled across Europe in search of miniatures and art to furnish her villa. For The Great Dollhouse, she amassed a unique collection of miniature paintings by artists like Anton Mauve, Johan Barthold Jongkind, and Hendrik Akkeringa. The dollhouse became a notable attraction in The Hague and even had its own postal address for dollhouse-related correspondence!"

Klein, kleiner, groots. De poppenhuizen van jonkvrouw Lita de Ranitz. Gemeentemuseum Den Haag.
Small, smaller, great. The dollhouses of lady Lita de Ranitz. Historical Museum of The Hague.
https://www.haagshistorischmuseum.nl/...

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