Petronella Dunois
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Dunois lived with her sister Maria in Amsterdam after her parents died. Both sisters were rich and commissioned their own dollhouse, but only Petronella's has been preserved through the centuries. It is mentioned first in her dowry list in 1677.[1] In that year, Dunois married the Leiden regent Pieter van Groenendijck.[1] Besides the dollhouse, her list contained other costly items such as linens and stock options. In 1680 the couple's portraits were painted by the leading Hague portrait painter Nicolaes Maes. The dollhouse was preserved in the family, descending via the female line until the dollhouse was donated to the museum in 1934. In 1994 the museum was able to purchase the pendant wedding portraits of the former owners.[2]
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