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Christian Hacker (1835–1927). <em>Dollhouse with Contents</em>, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc2-2014.43_front.jpg)
Christian Hacker (1835–1927). Dollhouse with Contents, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc2-2014.43_front.jpg)
Christian Hacker (1835–1927). <em>Dollhouse with Contents</em>, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc2-2014.43_front.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). Dollhouse with Contents, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc2-2014.43_front.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). <em>Dollhouse with Contents</em>, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc3-2014.43_bottom.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). Dollhouse with Contents, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc3-2014.43_bottom.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). <em>Dollhouse with Contents</em>, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc2-2014.43_top.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). Dollhouse with Contents, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc2-2014.43_top.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). <em>Dollhouse with Contents</em>, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc3-2014.43_back.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). Dollhouse with Contents, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc3-2014.43_back.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). <em>Dollhouse with Contents</em>, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc2-2014.43_side.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). Dollhouse with Contents, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc2-2014.43_side.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). <em>Dollhouse with Contents</em>, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc3-2014.43_front.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). Dollhouse with Contents, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc3-2014.43_front.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). <em>Dollhouse with Contents</em>, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc3-2014.43_side.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). Dollhouse with Contents, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc3-2014.43_side.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). <em>Dollhouse with Contents</em>, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc1-2014.43_open.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). Dollhouse with Contents, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc1-2014.43_open.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). <em>Dollhouse with Contents</em>, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc1-2014.43_detail01.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). Dollhouse with Contents, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc1-2014.43_detail01.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). <em>Dollhouse with Contents</em>, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc1-2014.43_front.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). Dollhouse with Contents, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc1-2014.43_front.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). <em>Dollhouse with Contents</em>, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc1-2014.43_top.jpg)

Christian Hacker (1835–1927). Dollhouse with Contents, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc1-2014.43_top.jpg)

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Dollhouse with Contents

Decorative Arts and Design

MANUFACTURER Christian Hacker, 1835–1927
RETAILER F. A. O. Schwartz
MEDIUM Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles
DATES ca. 1885
DIMENSIONS 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm)  (show scale)
MARKINGS Printed paper label affixed to underside of dollhouse base: "Schutzmarke / CH" [German: Trademark / CH] Monogram presented inside a crowned escutcheon
COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER 2014.43
CREDIT LINE Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Christian Hacker (1835–1927). Dollhouse with Contents, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc2-2014.43_front.jpg)
IMAGE front, CUR.pc2-2014.43_front.jpg., 2018
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Christian Hacker (1835–1927). <em>Dollhouse with Contents</em>, ca. 1885. Wood, paper, metal, ceramic, glass, textiles, 37 x 31 x 19 in. (94 x 78.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Cain family in loving memory of Elizabeth Chase Lambert Cain by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Peaslee Cain and her grandchildren, Stephen L. Cain, David H. Cain, Robert W. Cain, and Mary Cain Taylor , 2014.43 (Photo: , CUR.pc2-2014.43_front.jpg)

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