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[Two room wooden dollhouse with furniture, the blue room]
Image of a kitchen or dining room in a two room dollhouse. The walls of the room are painted a cream color and the furniture is painted a bright blue color. The furniture in the room includes a chest, a dining table, two chairs, an L shaped bench, a straight bench, a green fireplace, and a a set of cabinets with open shelves. On the walls lining the L bench are two windows with blue and white striped curtains. In the adjacent corner is a chimney painted green with a bench in front of it. Next to the chimney is a cabinet with shelves and doll plates and across from it is the chest. All of the furniture has red, white, and yellow details painted on. Other details in the room are miniature felt hats, wooden food, and small pillows and linens.
[Portrait of Johanna Spyri]
Portrait of the late Johanna Spyri. She is wearing a high collared shirt with frills under neath a coat. Around her neck is a cross necklace. Her hair is done up and wrapped around her head. Below the portrait is Spyri's signature.
[Two room wooden dollhouse with furniture, the red room]
Image of the red and green room from a two room wooden dollhouse from 1947. The walls of the room are painted a light green and the floors are left bare and untreated. In the room are miniature sets of furniture including a wardrobe, vanity, chair, cradle with pillow, and a four poster bed with a mattress. All of the furniture is painted red with white and yellow decorations painted overtop. On the edges of the rooms, where the fourth wall is missing, a pieces of wood decorated with yellow, red, and light blue painted motifs of dots, leaves, and flowers.
[Two room wooden dollhouse with furniture]
Image of a two room dollhouse made of wood. The room on the left has white walls and blue furniture to match that of a kitchen or dining room. All of the furniture in the room is painted blue with accents in other colors. In the room is a China cabinet, chest, dining table with two chairs and a bench, and a fireplace. On two of the walls are windows with blue striped curtains. The room on the right has light green walls and red furniture with white and yellow details. The furniture in the room includes a wardrobe, a vanity with a mirror, a chair, a fourposter bed, and a cradle. On the far right wall is another window with the same curtains as the ones in the other room. Along the edges of the open walls are painted flowers and simple designs.
[Carved wooden clock]
Image of a wooden clock, stained a dark brown and carved to look like a bird house with leaves on each side and a bird at the top. The face of the clock is black with white tick marks and white circles for the numbers. The place where number six would be is instead replaced with a hole to the inside. At the bottom of the clock face is "Germany", presumably where it was made.
[Illustrations from the German edition of Heidi]
Illustrations from the German edition of Heidi.
The Child's Prayer
The Child's Prayer, depicting a hand drawn illustration of a woman and a child.
[Photograph of Johanna Spyri]
Photograph of Johanna Spyri, a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories, and best known for her book Heidi. In the portrait, Spyri is leaning against a railing and posing for her portrait.
[Photograph of Margarite Paur Ulrich]
Photograph of Margarite Paur Ulrich.
[Photograph of Gustine Courson Weaver]
Portrait of Gustine Courson Weaver. Weaver is seated with a leather bound journal in her lap and posing for her portrait.
[Photographs of the Spyri family]
Photographs of the Spyri family. (L-R) First image label, J GANZ Phot. Zurich. Annt of Johannah Spyri Tanta Rageli. Second image label, Mother of Johannah Spyri Meta Heusser-An Author. Third image label, Johannah Spyri. Fourth image label, The small son of Madame Spyri who died young. Written on the fourth image reads, "Bernhard Spyri."
[Photograph of woman and child]
Photograph of a woman and a young child, the child is seated upon the lap of the woman with her hands held together. They are both smiling as their portrait is taken of them. The older woman's hair is braided and pulled up on her head.
Sewing basket
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