A fine mid-19th Century dolls' house, fully furnished with period furniture, overall dimensions: 122cm (48") high, 127cm (50") wide, 49cm (19.25") deep. THE EXTERIOR, The arch top twin-door front door with leaded windows to each side and further five windows to the upper floors, the twin-gabled roof with serpentine weatherboards, THE INTERIOR. The Entrance Hall, carpeted and fully furnished, with two dolls, one in a pushchair, and a small dog. The Kitchen, painted tile floor, a doll figure amongst the domestic furniture and numerous kitchen utensils, a ham on a roasting jack beside the range. The Laundry, stained floor, a doll figure beside a four-barrel rack, with brick boiler in the corner, numerous items of furniture and crockery throughout. The First Floor, The Drawing Room, carpeted, three doll figures seated amongst Victorian furniture, a central chandelier, two wall mirrors and fireplace. The Dining Room, doll figure seated beside an extending table with eight chairs, the table dressed and laid, a central chandelier, an overmantel above a cast iron fireplace and other furniture. The Second Floor, Bedroom 1, doll figure amongst two tester beds and other furniture, a cast fireplace with ornaments. Bedroom 2, doll figure beside a tester bed, overseeing a cradle with three babies, a doll on a chair and other furniture. The Attic Rooms, furnished with appropriate furniture throughout/Provenance: This dolls' house was made in 1850 by Mr & Mrs Newton of Liverpool for their daughter Emma when she was 6 years old. Mr Newton, a lawyer, was a keen amateur carpenter and it was he who designed and made most of the furniture and the house itself. Mrs Newton meanwhile made all the furnishings and bedclothes. The dolls, china, utensils and some of the more elaborate furniture were 'mass' produced in Switzerland and Germany and were added to the dolls' house during family holidays abroad. Everything is to scale. The dolls' house moved to Asham Richard in Yorkshire when Emma Newton married the Revd. Usher Miles and was played with by their five daughters. On the death of her husband in 1912, Mrs Miles moved to Cheltenham, taking the dolls' house with her. After her death in 1931, it remained in her family by descent until it passed to the current owner in 1972.