{"product_id":"the-paper-dolls-house-of-miss-sarah-elizabeth-birdsall-otis-aged-twelve","title":"THE PAPER DOLL'S HOUSE OF MISS SARAH ELIZABETH  BIRDSALL OTIS, AGED TWELVE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"bold\"\u003eAn extraordinary paper doll’s house enhanced here by evocative photographs of Miss Otis’s late 19th-century life, which will delight lovers of art and interior design as well as children\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"toggled description-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1884, a remarkable twelve-year-old girl made a paper doll’s house. While these were fashionable enough at the time, they were usually drawn and painted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiss Sarah Elizabeth Birdsall Otis, however, chose the medium of collage: scraps of wallpaper, gilded trim, colored-in cut-outs of furniture, and engravings from mail-order catalogs, all glued down unselfconsciously in book form with no regard for scale or realism. What makes the album so special is its creator’s stunning, innate artistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe also populated her house with paper dolls, their delightful cut-out costumes preserved in envelopes marked with the names of the characters and their accessories stored in paper squares marked “Hats and Bonnets” or “Umbrellas and Parasols.” Eric Boman’s photographs capture Miss Otis’s vivid fantasy world in all its quirky splendor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe twelve-year-old girl grew up to become a formidable personality, a playwright, and a president of the Girl Scouts. Here, her youthful creativity is celebrated in a format guaranteed to appeal to adults and children alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e80 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"W.W. Norton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50539527962861,"sku":"132266","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/6017\/5085\/files\/THEPAPERDOLLSHOUSE.jpg?v=1787845231","url":"https:\/\/thehuntingtonstore.org\/products\/the-paper-dolls-house-of-miss-sarah-elizabeth-birdsall-otis-aged-twelve","provider":"The Huntington Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}