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️Ben Paley

Discover the story of the Huguenots

A doll’s house formed as a Palladian mansion, the balustrade surmounted by seven classical figures, the central pediment painted with the Lethieullier coat of arms, containing four bedrooms and reception rooms with original furnishings and model human figures, on arcaded stand, circa 1730. Made for Sarah Lethieullier, who married Sir Matthew Fetherstonhaugh in 1746. One of the two most important eighteenth century British dolls’ houses.

The Huguenot Museum are delighted to announce that following on from our announcement about our NLHF funded project The Huguenot Museum – A New Future we are proudly displaying the Lethieullier Dolls House, on loan from the National Trust now extended until the end of 2026.

This magnificent dolls house is an 18^th century ‘Baby House’, given to Sarah Lethieullier (1722-1788), the ten year old daughter of a Huguenot merchant. ‘Baby houses’ as they were known, were designed to teach young ladies how to manage a busy household and seen as an important educational tool.

With a fascinating history, over 700 individual items and a collection of dolls, this beautifully preserved house will be on show for the first time in over 250 years away from the family home.

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