Doll’s House Aka Dolls House (1955)

Surbiton, Surrey. L/S of an elderly woman opening the doors of a doll’s house. It is a Georgian style house owned by Mrs Sarita Clayton-Mitchell. The interior is full of miniature furniture. C/U of Mrs Clayton-Mitchell. C/U of the interior of the doll’s house. C/Us of various miniature items including a tea set on a tiny table. The house has been “modernised“ by five generations of the family and in 1955 is worth £3000. C/U of the bedroom and of a table which has a miniature photograph and letter writing set upon it. The Empire room is named after the Empire style “love seats“ presented to Mrs Clayton-Mitchell’s mother by Empress Eugenie. C/U of a light fitting and C/Us of the bathroom. Various shots of different rooms including the kitchen complete with pots and pans, a real mouse skin rug “adds a Lilliputian ’big-game’ touch to the entrance hall“. A cigarette held in a pair of tweezers is held against the dining room furniture to provide a contrast. C/U of Mrs Clayton-Mitchell. Japanese s