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Rare official Metropolitan Museum of Art pop-up book from 1998.
Tie back the original purple ribbons and this book transforms into a stunning two-story Victorian dollhouse with eight fully furnished rooms. Every piece of furniture, architectural detail, and decorative element pops into three-dimensional life. Press out the fifteen original paper dolls, animals, and period toys (dressed in authentic 1890s fashions) to create your own stories of Gilded Age home life.
The interiors were inspired by the Met’s famous American period rooms. Some furnishings directly reference objects in the Museum’s galleries.
Condition:
Appears unused / Like New. Original purple satin ribbons still tied in place (never cut or replaced). Covers vibrant with no fading, creases, or tears visible. Pages clean and crisp. All pop-up mechanisms intact. No writing, names, or library marks. This is a collector-grade example — most surviving copies have been played with and are missing pieces or have broken ribbons.
Details:
• Publisher: Piggy Toes Press / The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Copyright 1998
• ISBN: 978-1-58839-420-0
• Original retail: $24.95
• Ages 3+ (but now highly collectible by adults)
• Measures approximately 8” wide × 15” tall when closed
• Hardcover pictorial boards
Perfect display piece for dollhouse collectors, pop-up book enthusiasts, Victorian décor lovers, or anyone who wants an official Met souvenir that actually works as a toy.
Ships carefully packed in a sturdy box with extra padding so the delicate pop-ups and ribbons arrive exactly as you see them.
Questions? Message me — happy to add more photos of the interior or specific rooms.
