Digital exhibits for the Dollhouse
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Digital exhibits for the Dollhouse
Collection Items
A Clipping of a Newspaper Article entitled, "Mrs. Fisher's Collection to Be Seen: Hospitals To Be Aided From Display," Published by the Sunday Independent, [ca. 1950s-19960s]
![A Clipping of a Newspaper Article entitled, "Mrs. Fisher's Collection to Be Seen: Hospitals To Be Aided From Display," Published by the Sunday Independent, [ca. 1950s-19960s]](https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/8eed669c406ded0062431198ad4079ca.jpg "A Clipping of a Newspaper Article entitled, "Mrs. Fisher's Collection to Be Seen: Hospitals To Be Aided From Display," Published by the Sunday Independent, [ca. 1950s-19960s]")
The item depicts a newspaper clipping saved by Mrs. Fisher for her scrapbook collection featuring the dollhouse. It is from the Sunday Independent.
Back View Movie of Mrs. Fisher's Dollhouse, ca 2025
The video shows the back room view of Mrs. Fisher's dollhouse.
A Front Facing View of the Penthouse, created by Mrs. Fisher, [ca. 1940s-1950s]
![A Front Facing View of the Penthouse, created by Mrs. Fisher, [ca. 1940s-1950s]](https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/cfe791b3ce944d2c201079fb592fef4b.jpg "A Front Facing View of the Penthouse, created by Mrs. Fisher, [ca. 1940s-1950s]")
The image shows a front facing view of the table and flowers in Mrs. Fisher's Penthouse.
A Right Hand Corner of the Penthouse, created by Mrs. Fisher, [ca. 1940s-1950s]
![A Right Hand Corner of the Penthouse, created by Mrs. Fisher, [ca. 1940s-1950s]](https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/79bc2e71c80efff01aff387f0c544e3f.jpg "A Right Hand Corner of the Penthouse, created by Mrs. Fisher, [ca. 1940s-1950s]")
The image shows the right hand corner of Mrs. Fisher's Penthouse.
A Left Hand Corner View of the Penthouse, created by Mrs. Fisher, [ca. 1940s-1950s]
![A Left Hand Corner View of the Penthouse, created by Mrs. Fisher, [ca. 1940s-1950s]](https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/5e6183ee1dc5886a52fa688ab5b5fe60.jpg "A Left Hand Corner View of the Penthouse, created by Mrs. Fisher, [ca. 1940s-1950s]")
The image shows the left hand corner of Mrs. Fisher's Penthouse.
“New, individual homes for sale,” advertisement, 1951
Courtesy of Park Forest Public Library
The picture depicts an advertisement from 1951 for the "new individual home for sale in forest park."
Greek Revival Double Parlor, ca. 1830, by Alexander Jackson Davis (American, 1803–1892), Watercolor, black ink and wash, and gouache with scratching out over graphite on paper laid on canvas. New-York Historical Society
The image depicts a watercolor painting of a parlor in the Greek revival style, by Greek Revival Double Parlor, ca. 1830, by Alexander Jackson Davis.
Gothic Revival Library, Balmville, Newburgh, New York, 1859
This library, on view in Gallery 740, comes from a red-brick Gothic Revival villa built for banker Frederick Deming (1787–1860) and his family in the hamlet of Balmville, a residential area in the southeastern section of Newburgh, New York. Designed…
The Roseland Cottage in the Gothic Revival Style, Woodstock, Connecticut, sourced from Veranda, ACD 2025.
The image displays a sitting room in the Rosalind Cottage at Woodstock, CT, designed in the Gothic revival style.
The Stones of Venice (3 vols., London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1851-53, including engravings after Ruskin’s own drawings)
The image shows an engraving by Smith, Elder & Co, after a sketch of Venice gothic architecture by John Ruskin for his writings, The Stones of Venice.
A Photograph of John Ruskin, (1819-1900), by Unknown, [ca. mid-late ninteenth century]
![A Photograph of John Ruskin, (1819-1900), by Unknown, [ca. mid-late ninteenth century]](https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/abb88b0fc9a7d3c9f732159c4cf3a7b7.jpg "A Photograph of John Ruskin, (1819-1900), by Unknown, [ca. mid-late ninteenth century]")
The image shows John Ruskin, dressed in a white undershirt and dark jacket with a cravat.
A Newspaper Clipping from Christie's Column, titled “Miniatures at Ritter’s Store,” [19]53 October 28.
![A Newspaper Clipping from Christie's Column, titled “Miniatures at Ritter’s Store,” [19]53 October 28.](https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/2da51ac31e9c496344b79da19b88c6c7.jpg "A Newspaper Clipping from Christie's Column, titled “Miniatures at Ritter’s Store,” [19]53 October 28.")
This newspaper clipping was found within a Scrapbook, part 1, created by Fisher in the mid-late twentieth century. The date in the top left corner appears annotated later, plausibly in her hand.
A Letter from William Zdancewicz to Mrs. Fisher, 1958 December 6
The item depicts a letter by William Zdancewicz to Mrs. Fisher, thanking her for the exhibit of her dollhouse and the use of her scrapbooks while showing the house at Wilkes.
A Letter from Nada Vujica, Librarian at Wilkes College, to Mrs. Fisher, 1958 December 9
The item depicts a letter by the librarian at Wilkes College, Nada Vujica, to Mrs. Fisher, thanking her for bringing her exhibit to Wilkes.