The Uppark Baby House Study Day
Friday November 29th 2024
The Huguenot Museum, Rochester, Kent.
The grand, 18th Century Uppark Baby House is among the most historically important in the country & one of only a handful that have survived almost 300 years in incredibly good condition.
The Baby House was given to a Huguenot heiress, Sarah Lethieullier, by her father in 1732. In 1746 Sarah married Matthew Fetherstonhaugh & The Baby House was moved to their London home in Whitehall (now the Scotland Office). Then, after Matthew’s death, it was then taken to Uppark in the 1770s, where it has remained until now. The Baby House has a temporary new home at The Huguenot Museum, Rochester, while the room where it is usually displayed at Uppark House is being restored.
To celebrate this incredible curiosity, we have organised an exciting day of talks by a wide variety of speakers, of great interest to all dolls house enthusiasts.
Included:
A buffet lunch & refreshments
Entry to the Huguenot Museum
Access to the programme of talks.
Not included:
Travel to & from the Huguenot Museum *
Timetable:
From 11.00 Meet at the Huguenot Museum.
11.00-11.30 View The Uppark Baby House
11.30-12.00 Introduction to the day by Tessa Murdoch, Chair of the Huguenot Museum.
12.00-12.45 Patricia Ferguson (Independent Scholar)
“Small things in China & Glass for 18C Baby Houses”
12.45-13.30 Buffet Lunch
13.30-14.15 Dr Megan Wheeler (Assistant National Curator, Furniture, National Trust)
“Furnishing the Lethieullier Dolls’ House”
14.14-14.45 Nigel Israel (Independant Scholar)
“Celebrating miniature Crown Jewels”
14.45-15.30 Dalia Iskander (Associate Professor in Medical Anthropology, UCL)
“Crafting Wellbeing – How making dolls houses improves people’s health”
15.30-16.00 Round up of the day & a final chance to view the dolls house.
Cost: £57.00 per person
You can find the Study Day listed at the bottom of our Eventbrite page for the Christmas Show. NOTE: the Study Day is taking place on Friday 29th November.
* if you are travelling from London, LDF Rep, Pat, will be leaving from Victoria Station if you wish to travel with her. Please EMAIL ME for more details.
