The Deeper Dive Dotted

The Deeper Dive

Approximate Tour Length: 60 - 90 minutes

Tour Description: Guiding you through both historical and contemporary pieces, this is a longer and more substantial self-guided tour curated for avid miniaturists and those seeking a deeper understanding of fine scale miniatures as an artform. This tour begins with the historical evolution of ‘baby houses’ and moves into the first commercial dollhouses from the Industrial Revolution. The remainder of the tour guides you through the most exquisite contemporary pieces in the permanent collection.

Please note that some of the pieces are subject to move or be seasonal pieces.

*Stops with audio tour components are indicated below with numbers, bold font, and are clickable links.

List of Tour Spots:

Theater Gallery:

1. Birds, Plants & Animals (Mary McGrath & Karl Blenheim) 1002 English & 2002 Spanish

2. 18th Century Violin Maker’s Shop (W. Foster Tracy) 1003 English & 2003 Spanish

3. Waterford Crystal Big & Small (Jim Irish)

History Gallery:

4. Daneway House (Restored by Casey Rice) 1016 English & 2016 Spanish

5. Koppel House (The Faurholt and Legoland Museum collection)

6. Automated House (Emil Wick)

7. Automata House (Unknown Artisan, possibly American)

8. German Dollhouse (Hacker) and German Wooden Dollhouse (Gottschalk)

9. 18th Century Nuremberg Kitchen (probably Georg Bestelmeir)

10. Nuremberg Turn-of-the-Century Kitchen (Moritz Gottschalk) 1015 English & 2015 Spanish

11. French Schoolhouse (restored by Casey Rice)

12. Bliss House Collection (Bliss Manufacturing Co.)

13. Just Suits (Unknown Artist)

14. Milliner’s Shop German (Unknown Artist)

Contemporary Gallery:

15. Pencil Microsculptures (Salavat Fidai)

16. George Stuart Figures (George Stuart)

17. Mapmaker, Ristorante Venice & Chocolatier (Marcia Backstrom & Janet Middlebrook)

18. Chateau Meno (Charlotte Schoenbach) 1012 English & 2012 Spanish

19. Silver Queen (Ray Whitlege-Burgess -Roombox; Barbara Halverstadt - Designer)

20. Kupjack Georgian Dining Room (Eugene Kupjack)

21. “Grain of Wheat” Miniature Dolls (Elaine Cannon)

22. Modeler’s Desk 1957 (David Fischer)

23. The Boat Builder’s Study at Lake Tahoe (Madelyn Cook)

24. Weaving Studio (Annie Herzfeld)

25. Tribute to Erté (Brooke Tucker) 1009 English & 2009 Spanish

26. Essence of Island Books, Etc. (Annie Herzfeld)

27. Netsuke Exhibition (Various Artists)

28. Japanese Family Farmhouse (Shoichi Uchiyama) 1017 English & 2017 Spanish

29. Tiny Tributes (Rudy Flores & Teresa Estrella)

30. Airplane Café (Pat & Noel Thomas)

31. Barrio Kitchen (Mario Patino) 1018 English & 2018 Spanish

32. Yellow Rose (Brooke Tucker)

33. The Nutty Professor (Glenda Hooker)

Enchanted Realm:

34. Jim Roark’s Metal Monsters (Jim Roark)

35. The Capitan’s Quarters (Ara Bently) 4100 English