Doll kitchen

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Doll kitchens in the pitstop museum, Tübingen
Doll stove with alcohol burners around 1850
Accessory for the doll's kitchen

A doll's kitchen is a scaled-down replica of a real kitchen as a toy with an educational character.

history

The doll kitchens emerged in the 17th century, but at that time they were more decorative objects for adults. It was not until the end of the 18th century that special doll kitchens were developed for children. The doll's kitchen was originally part of the doll's house . Since this room offered the most play possibilities, doll kitchens were soon built as independent toys.

Another advantage of the doll's kitchen over the doll's house was lower costs and less space required. This made this toy accessible to working class children (albeit in a less opulent form). The small kitchens were functional so the children could cook and bake. Often the kitchen was only set up between Christmas and Candlemas and was then packed away again until the next Christmas. The doll stoves , which were still part of the whole in the doll's kitchen, were later available as stand-alone toys, which further reduced the acquisition costs and the floor space.

The Märklin company started its business in 1859 with the manufacture of doll kitchens. In addition to the playful element, the function of the doll's kitchen was also to prepare for adult life as a housewife; there were even special cookbooks for doll kitchens. In the book " House Daughter's Cooking School " it was called What is a happy game for you now, will also be a nice activity for you later .

literature

  • Sabine Reinelt: Doll kitchen and doll stove in three centuries , Weingarten Verlag, 2002, ISBN 3-8170-1024-9
  • Karin Baumann, Wolfram Metzger: Lirum, larum, Löffelstiel: the doll's kitchen through the ages ; Catalog for the exhibition of the Badisches Landesmuseum in Schloss Bruchsal from December 18, 1994 to May 7, 1995, Verlag INFO-Verl.-Ges., 1994, ISBN 3-88190-193-0

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.moers.de/C12572210040C568/html/264E00060B8B10FDC125732E0049CEC0?opendocument&nid1=55421_06786
  2. ↑ a b http://www.badische-zeitung.de/ausstellungen/die-kleine-schoenheit--17826188.html
  3. ^ Eleonore Horn: New cookbook for the doll kitchen: a useful gift for young girls , Verlag Enßlin & Laiblin, 1885

Web links

Commons : Doll Kitchens  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files