tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80913161830947563302024-03-13T06:34:00.582-05:00Austin Doll Collectors SocietySharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.comBlogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-89501467663764194802024-03-01T23:09:00.004-06:002024-03-02T15:15:21.676-06:00February 11, 2024, Meeting<p style="text-align: center;">Member Elaine Jackson lead the program, which was on books and dolls. She started out with one of the most famous books featuring a doll, Hitty. Hitty is the wooden doll heroine of Rachel Field's 1929 children's novel, <u>Hitty, Her First Hundred Years</u>. In the book, the eponymous Hitty (short for Mehitabel), a simple wooden doll carved by a peddler in the 1820s, narrates her adventures over her century of existence. Jackson explained that Fields was friends with illustrator Dorothy Lathrop and sometime in the 1920s, while strolling together in New York City they saw a small time-worn wooden doll in an antique shop window. All the shop owner could tell them about the doll was that she was at least 100 years old. Neither woman could afford the doll by herself, so they pooled their resources and purchased her jointly. Inspired by the diminutive doll, they created a history for Hitty, written by Fields and illustrated by Lathrop. The book was a success and was awarded the John Newbery Medal of Excellence in 1930.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfbgQmfDXqKIQhBHlwwc3fnKtwFHT9UNWo0Kwy3iRWlkE3eNm1TU5n0gnhzuiPDrCjYbKGP7AOB0HcUI0oe2L4aiCGCiX5y8KmU7DG9JLY778J4oNupHBvbY1Q4nWHwbEr9bCmYUbG8LPyPRbs6hkfCSxmCDgRzG6vbcMbFiVybV3Qrdsvn0Zd47Tir6b/s1800/meeting%20-%2015.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1434" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfbgQmfDXqKIQhBHlwwc3fnKtwFHT9UNWo0Kwy3iRWlkE3eNm1TU5n0gnhzuiPDrCjYbKGP7AOB0HcUI0oe2L4aiCGCiX5y8KmU7DG9JLY778J4oNupHBvbY1Q4nWHwbEr9bCmYUbG8LPyPRbs6hkfCSxmCDgRzG6vbcMbFiVybV3Qrdsvn0Zd47Tir6b/s320/meeting%20-%2015.jpeg" width="255" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">Elaine discussed several other books with dolls as protagonists, including the famous Raggedy Ann series, the first book published in 1918 by Johnny Gruelle, a cartoonist and illustrator, and <u>The Legend of the Bluebonnet</u> by Tomie dePaola, in which a young Comanche girl sacrifices her beloved doll in order to bring much needed rain and is rewarded with the creation of the bluebonnet flowers. Another doll whose book won the Newberry Medal was Miss Hickory. Published in 1946, the main character is a doll made out of twigs with a hickory nut head.</div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSi3lsSlEP8EXxUy0u__rUD3c1e-C4cziKJCHXXFjjLCxvXy1evVSANS_0zHbV0H1wzlbrb2O8RbrKv5uEOZST0FCPIbdohkfGcGpksemh2KFgwEHkovEZnr_MBLEoM05AROn4dwxAX2VYf6zI0kN2kIZAd7owsvepXiv4Pb36l8IOIuzkOEQNdTiwy7iE/s1800/meeting%20-%2014.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="1800" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSi3lsSlEP8EXxUy0u__rUD3c1e-C4cziKJCHXXFjjLCxvXy1evVSANS_0zHbV0H1wzlbrb2O8RbrKv5uEOZST0FCPIbdohkfGcGpksemh2KFgwEHkovEZnr_MBLEoM05AROn4dwxAX2VYf6zI0kN2kIZAd7owsvepXiv4Pb36l8IOIuzkOEQNdTiwy7iE/s320/meeting%20-%2014.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elaine shared two artists' interpretations of Miss Hickory and Hitty. </div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DIKoqxLRSWZK42At4k3uU8_Ouuqtqk771E3F07bVu1DOh2foGjTncJwVFbuq4DIrFMF4Lu1R6yNmtSD6_C59kAR9PFjTJE2eqluSn7ZpnYigMprLw9ndIUjsDVts7MoQtkrf7smSGhOMtDIDQ-iD7OupPzf2KlJy8dcXMuBWmSHrG0DTIEm83a8xrh86/s1800/meeting%20-%2021.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1731" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DIKoqxLRSWZK42At4k3uU8_Ouuqtqk771E3F07bVu1DOh2foGjTncJwVFbuq4DIrFMF4Lu1R6yNmtSD6_C59kAR9PFjTJE2eqluSn7ZpnYigMprLw9ndIUjsDVts7MoQtkrf7smSGhOMtDIDQ-iD7OupPzf2KlJy8dcXMuBWmSHrG0DTIEm83a8xrh86/s320/meeting%20-%2021.jpeg" width="308" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Member Elaine McNally displayed her latest creation, this cloth frog doll she made using one of the original molds from artist Martha Chase for her series of dolls based on the book <u>Alice in Wonderland</u>. This mold was originally used for the frog footman.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHRZvTKKdsPatKdOr2OHPbBOod52zSOCRZ8S0dKaBc07Wj1sMoQs9-SVdPqMNkE0FmHN1ChBL7KLTQtUJ32L4rmWIQDpe1kjCmvdgI6C_t9a0Fd2qneYSALAmzN8s5IdWRRGU5Pb9ODYN7DdxjCJ1bzo5i3zAOERHWNICR_M9jMqgbzOzHhcXjBXMBViR/s1800/meeting%20-%2020.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1800" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHRZvTKKdsPatKdOr2OHPbBOod52zSOCRZ8S0dKaBc07Wj1sMoQs9-SVdPqMNkE0FmHN1ChBL7KLTQtUJ32L4rmWIQDpe1kjCmvdgI6C_t9a0Fd2qneYSALAmzN8s5IdWRRGU5Pb9ODYN7DdxjCJ1bzo5i3zAOERHWNICR_M9jMqgbzOzHhcXjBXMBViR/s320/meeting%20-%2020.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Member Myrna Loesch shared the book, <u>The Lonely Doll</u> by photographer and author Dare Wright. Her version of Edith, the lonely doll of the book, is by Madame Alexander, but Myrna noted that the original Edith was actually a cloth doll by Lenci.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYzK8n9wTqC4HdJ08KbovkntFF9MR97btnvnY9UvtutgMtVFVKFFceY9h7LVjydmr0ZUbLBX0sxZo8ubYTv35AuuRLV99b8BpoGyDoALuavN4vDKS_mMzSijCSOh2D5Hh5kUwihLNJfotu61njY7_2_CM9ObCd-YhDe-59F1zTQzvsONe62ULIaTeyTfQ/s1800/meeting%20-%209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1651" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYzK8n9wTqC4HdJ08KbovkntFF9MR97btnvnY9UvtutgMtVFVKFFceY9h7LVjydmr0ZUbLBX0sxZo8ubYTv35AuuRLV99b8BpoGyDoALuavN4vDKS_mMzSijCSOh2D5Hh5kUwihLNJfotu61njY7_2_CM9ObCd-YhDe-59F1zTQzvsONe62ULIaTeyTfQ/s320/meeting%20-%209.jpeg" width="294" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Member Kenneth Reeves discussed several books featuring dolls, including <u>Little Mommy</u> by Little Golden Book which features a little girl learning how to be a mommy by playing with her dolls, and <u>The</u> <u>Doll's House</u> by Rumer Godden about two little girls repairing a doll house they find in an attic. He also brought this Madame Alexander doll based on the story of Rapunzel. . . </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGldexZzTgiOrmvpxRN8FPGPOXs4nwMNmpfZd2glOePpXMsz7GS_EEBY9-jahciGOmpSmskZIdy7pzJqIxJNoE_itmwkB6_pi7GrbIB3JeFRuRJ0L3R-1FEt6zFVsMnYxZk9rkCrgXMydkhUzp10HoxhFki8BN18HNlf8X8hZImy8Ji8xkpk8OpCsVJspw/s1800/meeting%20-%2012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGldexZzTgiOrmvpxRN8FPGPOXs4nwMNmpfZd2glOePpXMsz7GS_EEBY9-jahciGOmpSmskZIdy7pzJqIxJNoE_itmwkB6_pi7GrbIB3JeFRuRJ0L3R-1FEt6zFVsMnYxZk9rkCrgXMydkhUzp10HoxhFki8BN18HNlf8X8hZImy8Ji8xkpk8OpCsVJspw/s320/meeting%20-%2012.jpeg" width="219" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">and this Effanbee doll portraying Sleeping Beauty. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlfz1NB3gTG63p0n5FIrc_tJ64dU6acfAQmPPRt98QBrvIVJhoLIyXztPTBac8cLex_8zesCbiZt2-PlRi0-Bsl-tkf1WqnqWCaiw-GgVUncZX-B2pxUxykVFviNsijI9aSVdgE9SjYZGmSRWOtdxOndzYYyNitaoxbzQHyIPXBSI3a2LVE1gOJux7pY7/s1800/meeting%20-%2011.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1076" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlfz1NB3gTG63p0n5FIrc_tJ64dU6acfAQmPPRt98QBrvIVJhoLIyXztPTBac8cLex_8zesCbiZt2-PlRi0-Bsl-tkf1WqnqWCaiw-GgVUncZX-B2pxUxykVFviNsijI9aSVdgE9SjYZGmSRWOtdxOndzYYyNitaoxbzQHyIPXBSI3a2LVE1gOJux7pY7/s320/meeting%20-%2011.jpeg" width="191" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">And finally, he presented a doll reading a book. This is Emma by Richard Simmons, but Kenneth replaced the mirror she once held with a book.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTz3iwEqjsMNsbyAfYGzFVU_XSe91ubhn0prOYBvjc0iFYtaLXIUCbVZgzatwwwGhVmfFlFXS_mP3fIEwoloiF9nr-Am4agk4b3Fo5qckn5T4OE8Gmaw0Z2oT8iLrMa9mATAZeK9ZYUckp9pFr_vSLqFFrckCVYN50TK6GbAfLdOJ5E0RrF91yx_MTrrS/s1800/meeting%20-%2010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1401" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTz3iwEqjsMNsbyAfYGzFVU_XSe91ubhn0prOYBvjc0iFYtaLXIUCbVZgzatwwwGhVmfFlFXS_mP3fIEwoloiF9nr-Am4agk4b3Fo5qckn5T4OE8Gmaw0Z2oT8iLrMa9mATAZeK9ZYUckp9pFr_vSLqFFrckCVYN50TK6GbAfLdOJ5E0RrF91yx_MTrrS/s320/meeting%20-%2010.jpeg" width="249" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Member Sylvia McDonald brought the little girl in brunette braids who represents Pollyanna. The little wooden Pinocchio is a doll she inherited from a relative. The other two little girl dolls are Muffie dolls by the Nancy Ann Storybook Doll Company<b style="font-family: Arial;"> </b>belonging to member Pam Hardy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JAACD1ZQozfZ9iA3tuTYzl5YVHGp_bxkvZqKyCxSik2nzaD10KdTytrH3tUFQ7Kn7LNr0hVAJwaSsnEXboly1wBui4p8GvF2ke9JtUmtGkZluMrrzB98nETd5-3jTdudyHOupypjT8hnwmHJkiW2addUi7h78BbFZbiBwrhHuhbAq3DWI6SkxAd8wbPn/s1800/meeting%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1304" data-original-width="1800" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JAACD1ZQozfZ9iA3tuTYzl5YVHGp_bxkvZqKyCxSik2nzaD10KdTytrH3tUFQ7Kn7LNr0hVAJwaSsnEXboly1wBui4p8GvF2ke9JtUmtGkZluMrrzB98nETd5-3jTdudyHOupypjT8hnwmHJkiW2addUi7h78BbFZbiBwrhHuhbAq3DWI6SkxAd8wbPn/s320/meeting%20-%201.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sylvia brought this book, <u>Mimi</u>, based on the famous painting "Doctor and the Doll" by Norman Rockwell. . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrILNb_FdgYSsG5cYBMtW11QCmyUd8hDj4-i8yqY3iFthMZUL3o4Ck27SgcY0PemFdVDHOnKtJ2Sx5U22F2Hs9Q9nq4XYDbisdAw-Trlq-i53PZsY4MZBB2Za9mrDB9Fnas_SJMN34uxrp89PUcOCqHX0vcTYvEiRZ7YKCuE5jtE5nyuueLnNMMV8McENm/s1800/meeting%20-%204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1505" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrILNb_FdgYSsG5cYBMtW11QCmyUd8hDj4-i8yqY3iFthMZUL3o4Ck27SgcY0PemFdVDHOnKtJ2Sx5U22F2Hs9Q9nq4XYDbisdAw-Trlq-i53PZsY4MZBB2Za9mrDB9Fnas_SJMN34uxrp89PUcOCqHX0vcTYvEiRZ7YKCuE5jtE5nyuueLnNMMV8McENm/s320/meeting%20-%204.jpeg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as well as these dolls based on the same painting by Rumbleseat Press.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTe_x05-vD5ISwjTTf0d-AkBPlPAKMLbFS2YwYoRSXHgLrWQAeSGtBcmgGkxROONdUJUeNeS3tQb2WE1ADDMqXzAjMNgGFypkNgwdw4-PQ9p9K4ZRjG6qUYpjuO_ltK32qO0dmxIsRtef1qHYiwMxa5Rgn_JH6XabddtnTjjzhdZ6RQzgcFKaKClCDTGwI/s1800/meeting%20-%205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1631" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTe_x05-vD5ISwjTTf0d-AkBPlPAKMLbFS2YwYoRSXHgLrWQAeSGtBcmgGkxROONdUJUeNeS3tQb2WE1ADDMqXzAjMNgGFypkNgwdw4-PQ9p9K4ZRjG6qUYpjuO_ltK32qO0dmxIsRtef1qHYiwMxa5Rgn_JH6XabddtnTjjzhdZ6RQzgcFKaKClCDTGwI/s320/meeting%20-%205.jpeg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She also discussed several doll related books, including the book <u>Madeline</u> by Ludwig Bemelmans about a little French schoolgirl, with the cloth doll it inspired.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-131-JmiCpXWqeCVmVfZdjAD6fwL-o0QvvzXukqd25aJxhH2wlb9bP6riQfr4_RQmx-HaQ4qDiRqYe2sTxEcUyllrp8eQCLvU2mdFHLJ8cGBy6MnqIjGfWncVYQCT6tWghCWGdFGKhkSeFnnoEVumxRQ_BJ2uwvjYIqm76fWis-VlGyv7aRK66_AiAx3/s1800/meeting%20-%206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1499" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-131-JmiCpXWqeCVmVfZdjAD6fwL-o0QvvzXukqd25aJxhH2wlb9bP6riQfr4_RQmx-HaQ4qDiRqYe2sTxEcUyllrp8eQCLvU2mdFHLJ8cGBy6MnqIjGfWncVYQCT6tWghCWGdFGKhkSeFnnoEVumxRQ_BJ2uwvjYIqm76fWis-VlGyv7aRK66_AiAx3/s320/meeting%20-%206.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jan Irsfeld shared this Cissette doll by Madame Alexander representing Morgan Le Fay from the King Arthur legends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwZKj7c2Fi7-iQVIuvqmoJEEc3XwbDuDCk0avUS68U_5sRyEcUZRtwSvh7rfM1AE1663tApoGUd58KpVor04edtPXWsC2vXRwKS2D0q-ABNkP1Zzx3XtKHRmGiZ70UA7Zcl_dvVLlAXNBlPFsQoL7HBRC88MXtxoKhY1-RI2ocz5SXa3J5tctHLte9JQp/s1800/meeting%20-%208.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1319" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwZKj7c2Fi7-iQVIuvqmoJEEc3XwbDuDCk0avUS68U_5sRyEcUZRtwSvh7rfM1AE1663tApoGUd58KpVor04edtPXWsC2vXRwKS2D0q-ABNkP1Zzx3XtKHRmGiZ70UA7Zcl_dvVLlAXNBlPFsQoL7HBRC88MXtxoKhY1-RI2ocz5SXa3J5tctHLte9JQp/s320/meeting%20-%208.jpeg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Member Kathie Tovo brought a Raggedy Ann book that belonged to her mother and two cloth Raggedy Ann dolls. The larger doll is homemade while the smaller may be by P. F. Volland Company, which made the first commercially produced Raggedy Ann dolls beginning in 1918.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4XwdWMRXS1Y_BimxSdORKhitSYHssC7xo9r750GckaqEsYzqCve2WPh_bzvXXYGq3Ma18wyb6eXXfT4zCud96XQ7-LrP2mO99igHRxtYhN1lJkBBnmeQNam4XM_DBagSBZd8CV8XAUsPsvnDroWpg0_hlOIy0rbJPKzeIleNVlWuPrAyp3fDyCum-oTs/s1800/meeting%20-%2016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="1800" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4XwdWMRXS1Y_BimxSdORKhitSYHssC7xo9r750GckaqEsYzqCve2WPh_bzvXXYGq3Ma18wyb6eXXfT4zCud96XQ7-LrP2mO99igHRxtYhN1lJkBBnmeQNam4XM_DBagSBZd8CV8XAUsPsvnDroWpg0_hlOIy0rbJPKzeIleNVlWuPrAyp3fDyCum-oTs/s320/meeting%20-%2016.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She also displayed doll related books from her collection, including the <u>Racketty-Packetty House</u> by H. Burnett, first published in 1906.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBujF_YqQsTl-AFeuSb5K9uagLEsMs5M1uEHTXvEvwKNgQ8yPESrDe2PUlOzyFepe_nLsPtmqMU0dpcFCsU-o1mZsQX_WH2LdujU7g4vml7xTN2PV_1NrRhWfd-tHugjQvuAbsyGb_MaJt940fNHHhVC4y9evFkl8OeKeerHvch2LP_vJ0wXRW9v7BVC-4/s1800/meeting%20-%2017.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="1800" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBujF_YqQsTl-AFeuSb5K9uagLEsMs5M1uEHTXvEvwKNgQ8yPESrDe2PUlOzyFepe_nLsPtmqMU0dpcFCsU-o1mZsQX_WH2LdujU7g4vml7xTN2PV_1NrRhWfd-tHugjQvuAbsyGb_MaJt940fNHHhVC4y9evFkl8OeKeerHvch2LP_vJ0wXRW9v7BVC-4/s320/meeting%20-%2017.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kathie said that this German peg-wooden doll reminded her of the wooden dolls who lived in the Racketty-Packetty house.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MUmN48LHSmjP64SWqjOKfOPHHxn7-aGK3Jq-Uqtq3It54FMKdHDJ8hmkbp4Cv7EXcgWyLm2s9P9kTKO4FvmKMa8SW-GcrFJuUbd5v92hZpKMtqtGLlOtkDE0yjGi2BV-F3T6GSOroZ7dDkyUZgaITS3LwLD-_wifUxeZ3FGBCv90x4qBognaH9cejXIr/s1800/meeting%20-%2018.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1358" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MUmN48LHSmjP64SWqjOKfOPHHxn7-aGK3Jq-Uqtq3It54FMKdHDJ8hmkbp4Cv7EXcgWyLm2s9P9kTKO4FvmKMa8SW-GcrFJuUbd5v92hZpKMtqtGLlOtkDE0yjGi2BV-F3T6GSOroZ7dDkyUZgaITS3LwLD-_wifUxeZ3FGBCv90x4qBognaH9cejXIr/s320/meeting%20-%2018.jpeg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Member Sharon Weintraub shared several books. <u>The Better Homes and Gardens Story Book</u> belonged to her as a child and includes "The Story of Live Dolls" by Josephine Scribner Gates. The tiny green book was published in 1863 and the full title is <u>The Dolls' Surprise Party</u>. The blue book is entitled <u>The Story of the Little White Teddy Bear Who Didn't Want to Go to Bed</u>.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8NFAbWZuYfkaE6F3KE6bEviTgOsE1OxhpzpBgT4zS1CSQhmFCg99EjzAUeVr-iibjStKXQnzQgM5Ter-1Ob1at990qfsxDfSxTsl87QPEYfMjLe-74Aklr2tDbOccaI1LRJCiZLyekoIPzUqIL_kOdu6yp8QsRtgruioxfagsfVXC-O8KivR7O8jrjzu/s1800/meeting%20-%2019.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="1800" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8NFAbWZuYfkaE6F3KE6bEviTgOsE1OxhpzpBgT4zS1CSQhmFCg99EjzAUeVr-iibjStKXQnzQgM5Ter-1Ob1at990qfsxDfSxTsl87QPEYfMjLe-74Aklr2tDbOccaI1LRJCiZLyekoIPzUqIL_kOdu6yp8QsRtgruioxfagsfVXC-O8KivR7O8jrjzu/s320/meeting%20-%2019.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div></div></div>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-83653038241119582052024-02-03T20:55:00.001-06:002024-02-03T20:58:43.642-06:00January 14, 2024, Meeting<div style="text-align: center;">Member Jenell Howell did a program on doll designer Joseph Kallus. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTHncQWRezMRFC4oVj8X-I8RjyOJBQsv02hh5MMVtOBZyutjocQmsfsmtaPizQ6O4tHgOsFMXfyvsMecp8mh7ytArBa7ls_RT60Q9AIi3TXInicRI_Yz0KApGOEea37lfR4AKaHIJ6IQFT0NQp6eAl3yTRnzWMGUuEEukTjepUDIrfREjmrShnyL0rYKS/s1800/dollmeeting11%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1800" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTHncQWRezMRFC4oVj8X-I8RjyOJBQsv02hh5MMVtOBZyutjocQmsfsmtaPizQ6O4tHgOsFMXfyvsMecp8mh7ytArBa7ls_RT60Q9AIi3TXInicRI_Yz0KApGOEea37lfR4AKaHIJ6IQFT0NQp6eAl3yTRnzWMGUuEEukTjepUDIrfREjmrShnyL0rYKS/w400-h263/dollmeeting11%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She said that she was inspired by member Elaine Jackson's collection of segmented composition and wood character dolls. Jenell explained that George Borgfeldt and Company in 1912 contracted with Rose O'Neill to produce dolls and figurines based on her Kewpie characters and the company advertised for a sculptor to make a model. Kallus, a 17-year-old student at the Fine Arts College of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, submitted a plaster model and was hired to design the dolls. This began Kallus' long and creative career in doll design. When WWI disrupted the import of German bisque dolls, he founded the Rex Doll Company in 1916 to produce composition Kewpie dolls that were distributed by Borgfeldt. Rex Doll also made composition carnival dolls that were distributed by the Tip Top Company. Two years later Kallus received his first copyright for his design of Baby Bundie. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kallus became president of the Mutual Doll Company in 1919, which produced not only composition Kewpies and Baby Bundie dolls, but also Bo- Fair, Dollie and Vanitie, which had specially designed joints. He resigned from Mutual in 1921 and the next year established the Cameo Doll Company, which existed until 1982 when Kallus assigned all his properties to Jesco, Incorporated. Cameo produced Kewpies for Borgfeldt, as well as Baby Bo Kaye and the comic strip character Little Annie Rooney. Many of the dolls and toys created by Cameo through the late 1940s had composition heads and segmented wood jointed bodies. Examples of these unusual and creative dolls include Joy, Pinkie, and Margie. Kallus also designed dolls for other companies, such as Felix the Cat for Schoenhut and Pinocchio for the Ideal Novelty Toy Company, cartoon characters such as Popeye and Betty Boop, and even company advertising mascots, such as the Hotpoint Man.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In 1944, Rose O'Neill died and Kallus was assigned the rights to Kewpie, and later to Scootles and Ho- Ho. Over the years Kallus would license, or attempt to license, Rose O'Neill designs with companies such as Strombecker of Chicago, Milton-Bradley, Incorporated, and American Character Doll Company, but Kallus was difficult to work with, demanding and litigious.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> In 1976, thieves broke into Kallus' home and stole his original models for Kewpie and other dolls, as well as other materials. By the 1980s, Kallus was struggling to protect his Kewpie patent from companies and individuals making unauthorized copies. In 1982, he started negotiations to sell the rights to Kewpie to Jesco, but on June 26th, he was fatally struck by a vehicle while crossing the street. Kallus' daughter completed the transfer. The following year, Jesco started making Kewpie dolls. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenell brought this bisque Kewpie. The Kewpie started Kallus' long career in dolls. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzusbf8C4KDveZyj-vOeHaitSgj5G2DafUBw_KBln1ytQiyRZO779da49hJwNRVWfTCw1Xp7NeoNgQ5eXDnFM-ogFln22uNwxxro85id2abegTzElJ433B_34stqkG5sNKNffa-ATqaX5A0AqAD8qQ-ij47vD09kGMF1P12qwtHvNoeQrDPPduJ3uXc46/s1800/dollmeeting3%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1198" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzusbf8C4KDveZyj-vOeHaitSgj5G2DafUBw_KBln1ytQiyRZO779da49hJwNRVWfTCw1Xp7NeoNgQ5eXDnFM-ogFln22uNwxxro85id2abegTzElJ433B_34stqkG5sNKNffa-ATqaX5A0AqAD8qQ-ij47vD09kGMF1P12qwtHvNoeQrDPPduJ3uXc46/w266-h400/dollmeeting3%20-%201.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This example of a composition Kewpie by Cameo was the childhood doll of member Sylvia McDonald. The doll is wearing a dress crocheted by Sylvia's grandmother. Sylvia members her parents struggling to restring her beloved doll with a strip of rubber from an old tire inner tube.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3AvimYsBzHfZOWEXeTEqV_b3UebJwXpoh9j_Oze49KP_GbIdpmpDakIIXoJTquGHhKmKnv5tPY48B4WfJLd7rQmHBDjkQTFmvIv4iygGcK0SukDTDnejqwsCufASBQIT7CNGPnWRTTbuiqW-V-QpAatcnJsMv_Z7jajAForUnyD5WPIEesnp4hKGRMY6/s1800/dollmeeting10%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1164" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3AvimYsBzHfZOWEXeTEqV_b3UebJwXpoh9j_Oze49KP_GbIdpmpDakIIXoJTquGHhKmKnv5tPY48B4WfJLd7rQmHBDjkQTFmvIv4iygGcK0SukDTDnejqwsCufASBQIT7CNGPnWRTTbuiqW-V-QpAatcnJsMv_Z7jajAForUnyD5WPIEesnp4hKGRMY6/w259-h400/dollmeeting10%20-%201.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two all composition examples of Scootles, another Rose O'Neill character, made by Cameo. These dolls belong to Jenell.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPvTMnvrKoaffsYYSFurbnPTNyrl6RpjthalPa5Kgz-9hcR8SxpocCsoBTGYEur0pRLhAos1d0_jvZo_N3VDOO44uoVUU8IqiBHRq4RiBL2EEfk545C1tQz3ZbAUmsfEcfC2rFekuEA0Jq1K1glVHgJTSpK1tEfqb-RmENX2Iym0r6jNu6IF5oA1O89YK/s1800/dollmeeting4%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1800" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPvTMnvrKoaffsYYSFurbnPTNyrl6RpjthalPa5Kgz-9hcR8SxpocCsoBTGYEur0pRLhAos1d0_jvZo_N3VDOO44uoVUU8IqiBHRq4RiBL2EEfk545C1tQz3ZbAUmsfEcfC2rFekuEA0Jq1K1glVHgJTSpK1tEfqb-RmENX2Iym0r6jNu6IF5oA1O89YK/s320/dollmeeting4%20-%201.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Examples of Felix designed by Kallus for Schoenhut. One belongs to member Bette Birdsong and the other to Sharon Weintraub.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDs7IAQbDIKjMEHwFUU1SiGzF767uVdcqiUcPL7ESTGlD7-E9LYPVGXJZ5NFvxgh0WcwdV-PguFx2aU_5NROfh0i6qrSQDJrXmbbMM-RM2wdkEorv4oOq_my-kbed3s1e32e3R3d0LSAnwSG4pKu7uWUJQHf0E3dnGkcaVYkD4GT6ue3Tkppf2rE8ffHPx/s1800/dollmeeting1%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDs7IAQbDIKjMEHwFUU1SiGzF767uVdcqiUcPL7ESTGlD7-E9LYPVGXJZ5NFvxgh0WcwdV-PguFx2aU_5NROfh0i6qrSQDJrXmbbMM-RM2wdkEorv4oOq_my-kbed3s1e32e3R3d0LSAnwSG4pKu7uWUJQHf0E3dnGkcaVYkD4GT6ue3Tkppf2rE8ffHPx/s320/dollmeeting1%20-%201.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kallus designed this Pinocchio, as well as other Disney characters, for Ideal, as well as Knickerbocker. This example belongs to Jenell. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pGOv8i2cN2dxBOenEwIkLmPinmead5V5ENEAxrS6xBJBz7hlQsuWgQFmVFcI8kDoqGrmWc7Ib5w-I47cOXQDRN2PQhDCFoe7VxdeYZm15r2_rmyGHGqD1D0e2TNqi1Al1T8QzfM7YaZ2iOrR__r99KSnL7c29j0lhdkYQtx2oBuECH86XOgxLfi5ZOcp/s1800/dollmeeting2%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1104" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pGOv8i2cN2dxBOenEwIkLmPinmead5V5ENEAxrS6xBJBz7hlQsuWgQFmVFcI8kDoqGrmWc7Ib5w-I47cOXQDRN2PQhDCFoe7VxdeYZm15r2_rmyGHGqD1D0e2TNqi1Al1T8QzfM7YaZ2iOrR__r99KSnL7c29j0lhdkYQtx2oBuECH86XOgxLfi5ZOcp/w245-h400/dollmeeting2%20-%201.jpeg" width="245" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two examples of the Margie with segmented wood joints. The doll in blue belongs to member Myrna Loesch and the red clad doll was shared by Elaine Jackson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8hZNXlfhBx8ZVA8hICmmttc9f4Csai75hKiw0s3gSZn1mRBTKLUxKWmNfwRL12oggwq8EvpDApIa_Spm4XVi1oJXoG2tCc9iCKP5bknqJH31HJnw_bDOwOY9_AQr-Pkm9VviftAR5mLUwefselOTm5naItN1dAruG8DKk28gpiOZV7QreuwanQj3Q0bx/s1800/dollmeeting6%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8hZNXlfhBx8ZVA8hICmmttc9f4Csai75hKiw0s3gSZn1mRBTKLUxKWmNfwRL12oggwq8EvpDApIa_Spm4XVi1oJXoG2tCc9iCKP5bknqJH31HJnw_bDOwOY9_AQr-Pkm9VviftAR5mLUwefselOTm5naItN1dAruG8DKk28gpiOZV7QreuwanQj3Q0bx/s320/dollmeeting6%20-%201.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT9Dv4bB0nDle0uXblFqscwUbQi9RTnHMmNEPU7cT53_BLJ_BpVdsqQYViO67STDBk6DYP-WdqKVmHDVKf1k2sqyPk4wc3PpSG-tCX5UZb9nyl7fEdVM9ReLzIm2fGGxEU7S0iyZ4su5cHgmeLMD_qZ6UazO9sARrj5QMkYYuzOfRyegjp4hyJIc0sB87/s1800/dollmeeting8%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT9Dv4bB0nDle0uXblFqscwUbQi9RTnHMmNEPU7cT53_BLJ_BpVdsqQYViO67STDBk6DYP-WdqKVmHDVKf1k2sqyPk4wc3PpSG-tCX5UZb9nyl7fEdVM9ReLzIm2fGGxEU7S0iyZ4su5cHgmeLMD_qZ6UazO9sARrj5QMkYYuzOfRyegjp4hyJIc0sB87/w239-h400/dollmeeting8%20-%201.jpeg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Pinkie, who belongs to Elaine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74Po4aV_GKWW0HNh3xz_TRvce6nOW5D-jKyN8lD3acnitEYx3W_YcTagPABx_01IIcc4vSMBRLnGFeQBkjnOMDGugUqSsS9mxSDg7deVZESkMZ7o_j_LYyqt5U1KMjBtudvT58vhTTqZFRXmUq-tVXvkPpRBAtFBSkrjzxAlsgFeH_ztI5oUwC07_rZCx/s1800/dollmeeting7%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1395" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74Po4aV_GKWW0HNh3xz_TRvce6nOW5D-jKyN8lD3acnitEYx3W_YcTagPABx_01IIcc4vSMBRLnGFeQBkjnOMDGugUqSsS9mxSDg7deVZESkMZ7o_j_LYyqt5U1KMjBtudvT58vhTTqZFRXmUq-tVXvkPpRBAtFBSkrjzxAlsgFeH_ztI5oUwC07_rZCx/s320/dollmeeting7%20-%201.jpeg" width="248" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elaine also brought this example of "Sunny Sam," a "Flexy" doll designed by Kallus for Ideal. His arms and legs are bendable springs. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFYJGOw2OAIa05z5lC4O1BJpeWzj7InmtH9rvT5vjc85xPtq93N9pSv8NYaPqexuHa7DouGgnPaf-dkBLuZYBW0LnIzxjx1skI5Bk56gTnvP7Rn99z8ZUqQscswDatE-RH1VyVd6kUzmqK2W5spM85EBjng2xPMm2iP-al-FUfCWQOg88_jkZ6RH9hC2E/s1800/dollmeeting9%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="950" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFYJGOw2OAIa05z5lC4O1BJpeWzj7InmtH9rvT5vjc85xPtq93N9pSv8NYaPqexuHa7DouGgnPaf-dkBLuZYBW0LnIzxjx1skI5Bk56gTnvP7Rn99z8ZUqQscswDatE-RH1VyVd6kUzmqK2W5spM85EBjng2xPMm2iP-al-FUfCWQOg88_jkZ6RH9hC2E/s320/dollmeeting9%20-%201.jpeg" width="169" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This "Kewpie Gal" also belongs to Elaine. She was issued by Milton Bradley under contract with Cameo in the 1970s. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdOwxR-8SYz4yi1chCrMCJPz5oOyQbonCZ6hOrJa_OMuuDqK1HuVQEEtRGGEjnCTmyANECYdCbBZ61-nr3D9pm1rmbqK0I6gd7txUsKcjzNtGS6aoKievgMXJWEDNPy7k70xrAOGfY63j8-z_Sjb3ddiI-Pzv2R51FEF3wBVf0ymd4-5PSXW_Pm4FpoZE/s1800/dollmeeting5%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1278" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdOwxR-8SYz4yi1chCrMCJPz5oOyQbonCZ6hOrJa_OMuuDqK1HuVQEEtRGGEjnCTmyANECYdCbBZ61-nr3D9pm1rmbqK0I6gd7txUsKcjzNtGS6aoKievgMXJWEDNPy7k70xrAOGfY63j8-z_Sjb3ddiI-Pzv2R51FEF3wBVf0ymd4-5PSXW_Pm4FpoZE/s320/dollmeeting5%20-%201.jpeg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-55392651913324865052024-01-02T19:24:00.004-06:002024-01-02T19:31:22.530-06:00Holiday Party, 12/10/2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Jan Irsfeld generously opened her lovely home for our club's holiday party. The club provided a variety of pizzas and members brought many tasty sides and desserts. Jan's halls were definitely decked out for the holidays!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW81esWiRiMNM2gu5xhMlpSgfaOe7KimvU9khYGH9u7qygf33IFpB0YJYwyHRfpH24UM43ZT0T_rW1_dSw6uc3XUlDF2YwoIat8InlDMGQ1INyPaD23RZgmUKWbh0t_lshtV8Hoq_20DdXkUvCQNOUen22ZjGKZQ96r7xZa1sRtUm9DfNb38u_dcbgEvDn/s1800/IMG_20231210_141630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1293" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW81esWiRiMNM2gu5xhMlpSgfaOe7KimvU9khYGH9u7qygf33IFpB0YJYwyHRfpH24UM43ZT0T_rW1_dSw6uc3XUlDF2YwoIat8InlDMGQ1INyPaD23RZgmUKWbh0t_lshtV8Hoq_20DdXkUvCQNOUen22ZjGKZQ96r7xZa1sRtUm9DfNb38u_dcbgEvDn/w288-h400/IMG_20231210_141630.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgberYcAL6T4rXkXFgNHJZaE4cDdzweW_d7-6hv8ZMNNmCXSlY_zKpJygxbsKqmyjl1IDP5ovszcEBSdInjRAwRAQEpFS24Y2ughtOGIJr_92ttKlud07yhmibOvuwq7fGEssw6BpzF6RNPldbZ762gb8Ky3S5HS3Gl9AqkEBexmuz8hT-x5k2ZWN63J9zG/s1800/IMG_20231210_141710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="982" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgberYcAL6T4rXkXFgNHJZaE4cDdzweW_d7-6hv8ZMNNmCXSlY_zKpJygxbsKqmyjl1IDP5ovszcEBSdInjRAwRAQEpFS24Y2ughtOGIJr_92ttKlud07yhmibOvuwq7fGEssw6BpzF6RNPldbZ762gb8Ky3S5HS3Gl9AqkEBexmuz8hT-x5k2ZWN63J9zG/w243-h444/IMG_20231210_141710.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvlDhJiGfUu1k_jNFKbsm_2XxEggXz85NLFXcs7Oczb7e0xPrwqthDzDJN-xgGuUOijluyyeC27j5_EsOL3Dgk5yfeEE_ZMz_QPZ001t2DqIa7v7WHfML21I6XjvYjqUTrgHWxjeKcSIpf2E1wAmmVtHCejUl1TUq7wsyQKi6VkqUtT1MiZvhmKjbYJup/s1800/IMG_20231210_141529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="993" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvlDhJiGfUu1k_jNFKbsm_2XxEggXz85NLFXcs7Oczb7e0xPrwqthDzDJN-xgGuUOijluyyeC27j5_EsOL3Dgk5yfeEE_ZMz_QPZ001t2DqIa7v7WHfML21I6XjvYjqUTrgHWxjeKcSIpf2E1wAmmVtHCejUl1TUq7wsyQKi6VkqUtT1MiZvhmKjbYJup/w237-h429/IMG_20231210_141529.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyo1Dv-agIwTSzu8DTDItqsVAjJeI9TqwTO5Wo7fBI3BjF9fuG6LvbfSTIgIIPkCuWd4DePaY1Mu1jX2pifEjZMNdSDlETaseNrZ6rAye1-ZNjrr4PirzxsjKHqLwL07ekGjiLUIZTCvzEXXgTBJcIqCE09asYoq-3BMwHquzTqHr_wmCkIZYmwx46YJ7Q/s1800/IMG_20231210_141614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyo1Dv-agIwTSzu8DTDItqsVAjJeI9TqwTO5Wo7fBI3BjF9fuG6LvbfSTIgIIPkCuWd4DePaY1Mu1jX2pifEjZMNdSDlETaseNrZ6rAye1-ZNjrr4PirzxsjKHqLwL07ekGjiLUIZTCvzEXXgTBJcIqCE09asYoq-3BMwHquzTqHr_wmCkIZYmwx46YJ7Q/s320/IMG_20231210_141614.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Several members brought dolls to share. Pam Hardy displayed this beautiful reproduction Bru by famed doll artist Patricia Loveless.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOS-U29NPVGPvBzGG5bTmk5yO-eItCWSiGeuhoEhhxmt509MPAK8WtL0w4bAE9w_aINWs7uwZTkm4rs7B90-fl_CfGpAFmAeWkODrsus22z13ynkdhR7uoRfpn5_nfDWFjtJdeaeuVf1EO_9EXuVO9QMtXKuSKz4G7NUg44bHvcMEfa95a23aFhOScb5v/s1800/IMG_20231210_141446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1076" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOS-U29NPVGPvBzGG5bTmk5yO-eItCWSiGeuhoEhhxmt509MPAK8WtL0w4bAE9w_aINWs7uwZTkm4rs7B90-fl_CfGpAFmAeWkODrsus22z13ynkdhR7uoRfpn5_nfDWFjtJdeaeuVf1EO_9EXuVO9QMtXKuSKz4G7NUg44bHvcMEfa95a23aFhOScb5v/w239-h400/IMG_20231210_141446.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elaine McNally brought this sweet carved wood Swiss doll she recently purchased at the auction of the Jonathan Green Collection. The smaller wooden doll sitting on her lap is one of Elaine's own creations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aEkvmUqqbKhHhyphenhyphenXXDMRd-MRDAoeKThrkSpdJwek2XKhbUqYp9lXimKK0CTfcq5z3wHM0VG5uL90kFWOL23DsmH5bwkpqL2WLDqXC-_FZEze-8NdJYXBH1W-vQeVxKsUjG8JG9IrP1C2udWgI2cfOvkHQYnZv938q1hW5lPWEGiihN73gTmApHo8hINYy/s1800/IMG_20231210_141454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1368" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aEkvmUqqbKhHhyphenhyphenXXDMRd-MRDAoeKThrkSpdJwek2XKhbUqYp9lXimKK0CTfcq5z3wHM0VG5uL90kFWOL23DsmH5bwkpqL2WLDqXC-_FZEze-8NdJYXBH1W-vQeVxKsUjG8JG9IrP1C2udWgI2cfOvkHQYnZv938q1hW5lPWEGiihN73gTmApHo8hINYy/s320/IMG_20231210_141454.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elaine's daughter, Allie, brought these two well-loved antique teddy bears. The larger one is by the English company Merrythought and carries the firm's label on the sole of its right foot. The other bear is an early Steiff.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgi_NGjXJdgXr5zBTZUxG7N5O1G5V54PaTCD7ZgX13hDWr8vHOW0qepTNeABuxQLahEhv7MBtRK8WNushtGXLHs-jhBMQW2ZnPIWobJepI3NdO85V6Ov6kW3ewYbwSaBJejdwau3je08XQACE_RUO2JJCnDgNEyQ2oJYFHAhYL73QstrmKwl6D5JDSGGu/s1800/IMG_20231210_141450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1758" data-original-width="1800" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgi_NGjXJdgXr5zBTZUxG7N5O1G5V54PaTCD7ZgX13hDWr8vHOW0qepTNeABuxQLahEhv7MBtRK8WNushtGXLHs-jhBMQW2ZnPIWobJepI3NdO85V6Ov6kW3ewYbwSaBJejdwau3je08XQACE_RUO2JJCnDgNEyQ2oJYFHAhYL73QstrmKwl6D5JDSGGu/s320/IMG_20231210_141450.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This German character baby is a family heirloom from Sylvia McDonald's daughter-in-law's grandmother. The pretty pink sweater was made by Sylvia's grandmother in the 1940s for Sylvia's childhood dolls.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynhS9zQwe1okUVf_Cf855goHr-sQfKfGY17p_9iCWRehLPMwKJFCwM_aAa4UpYmqmzk1kPuT47e5d_u-C8ROqG2qLHa_cY2ELLS94EfzIZ80s-ESJJPuLMxm5hcz7Zd0OJVfQJKudQTP06XUYK_NDwNuxQUQK7jb2Bg3nafrMzcZXpwBe8Zo2gTFWpRmv/s1800/IMG_20231210_141458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynhS9zQwe1okUVf_Cf855goHr-sQfKfGY17p_9iCWRehLPMwKJFCwM_aAa4UpYmqmzk1kPuT47e5d_u-C8ROqG2qLHa_cY2ELLS94EfzIZ80s-ESJJPuLMxm5hcz7Zd0OJVfQJKudQTP06XUYK_NDwNuxQUQK7jb2Bg3nafrMzcZXpwBe8Zo2gTFWpRmv/s320/IMG_20231210_141458.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Myrna Loesch brought this Gene doll ready to hit the slopes in her fashionable ski outfit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii70_Ch2Rfgd_BnIX2oBdkf__ruIgZ1Vh5iMqrnWoWN5brW1gQrO9zTGFFvzjkmnNtJ-2dqQ1ST7kNHHuXGcRy5IfHttjFLA-bze9rwJ4GbTUjf7yKEmOg5aL8sU9ML2eTuV_tUFG9hn1p-Kx3ArPAPHTvBNAEMUchj8ByYEdGSCpCxJCmvF4TPhFvgk9s/s1800/IMG_20231210_142443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii70_Ch2Rfgd_BnIX2oBdkf__ruIgZ1Vh5iMqrnWoWN5brW1gQrO9zTGFFvzjkmnNtJ-2dqQ1ST7kNHHuXGcRy5IfHttjFLA-bze9rwJ4GbTUjf7yKEmOg5aL8sU9ML2eTuV_tUFG9hn1p-Kx3ArPAPHTvBNAEMUchj8ByYEdGSCpCxJCmvF4TPhFvgk9s/w242-h640/IMG_20231210_142443.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jan dressed this Madame Alexander Cissy in an outfit inspired by the fashions of the early 1900s.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_hfPoLkgp3RFW6v7ag7dLBtylax2o5oHP5OYk15RexUhqp4b7xDB7p9wgQOoTbo8_UvXlIuXZmQRftvXH76dpLtek_BAmTgSJ9TjozsrlUPLJsVHEgED6iWtzewrJ61Z-qHdgpgHtWLKiN3jmuOzPxI5gwdxuC331I-Ph5DcSKjbL1XE3AEIOZAajlCs/s1800/IMG_20231210_141518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1350" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_hfPoLkgp3RFW6v7ag7dLBtylax2o5oHP5OYk15RexUhqp4b7xDB7p9wgQOoTbo8_UvXlIuXZmQRftvXH76dpLtek_BAmTgSJ9TjozsrlUPLJsVHEgED6iWtzewrJ61Z-qHdgpgHtWLKiN3jmuOzPxI5gwdxuC331I-Ph5DcSKjbL1XE3AEIOZAajlCs/w300-h400/IMG_20231210_141518.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Speaking of inspiration, Jan recreated an entire ancient Egyptian burial chamber using her imagination, staging and seamstress skills, and several Cissy dolls.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxRSy9gX3hFOfFCmI7UmWsxvb7FiN-6j1jHHjH_LFKDYB49yfCLm6X6ruHjXYmSgew8-iFRBBYZ_WhqWjcq69kgkFWipLTD41z91CSoxg4aXDutFBx4g2T5-VxSIAT_OJuTpKRqkI7_s6Kff6WnzvgJU98dRjWvNupimMTElfPD3jg9DgGqGrHdHX1QZ4/s1800/IMG_20231210_151827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxRSy9gX3hFOfFCmI7UmWsxvb7FiN-6j1jHHjH_LFKDYB49yfCLm6X6ruHjXYmSgew8-iFRBBYZ_WhqWjcq69kgkFWipLTD41z91CSoxg4aXDutFBx4g2T5-VxSIAT_OJuTpKRqkI7_s6Kff6WnzvgJU98dRjWvNupimMTElfPD3jg9DgGqGrHdHX1QZ4/s320/IMG_20231210_151827.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the top of the sarcophagus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKvDbNG9RLAs-T0oWjstcUKWRkAtg0sghPHdfVrdfvrHevuiM6nXzZyKfv30u8yMZADOpvPZgp1VjWzDGounMKzCHzbq7w5O3HnlTu_5ECniMGb_xuQ6rEG1LP7q1t2Hd3_57wDXQ2LGvDdfTzYmvYGC33miXZfvJ8F9I5J47EafsjFxlydcNbLLhIOQ3/s1800/IMG_20231210_152159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="1800" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKvDbNG9RLAs-T0oWjstcUKWRkAtg0sghPHdfVrdfvrHevuiM6nXzZyKfv30u8yMZADOpvPZgp1VjWzDGounMKzCHzbq7w5O3HnlTu_5ECniMGb_xuQ6rEG1LP7q1t2Hd3_57wDXQ2LGvDdfTzYmvYGC33miXZfvJ8F9I5J47EafsjFxlydcNbLLhIOQ3/s320/IMG_20231210_152159.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside is a Cissy elaborately dressed as Egyptian nobility. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIg9UmnUV2xpOEMHJ1_cOetFbK4p5Fsr_YZCBNwURxAlfW_JCAqMDVXmTWGdUCy_WLAzAn6wQK5govYTT5xWfdVFWcGH1k133v6qqnLpSqk41YKPOaw9QEqB6b8aMR5MzjlEH9qH26eWEirFmRRUVzfM5V2N6sX3ccKNQY1wio_UPnmOxWh-mRwwgIyEL/s4160/IMG_20231210_152009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIg9UmnUV2xpOEMHJ1_cOetFbK4p5Fsr_YZCBNwURxAlfW_JCAqMDVXmTWGdUCy_WLAzAn6wQK5govYTT5xWfdVFWcGH1k133v6qqnLpSqk41YKPOaw9QEqB6b8aMR5MzjlEH9qH26eWEirFmRRUVzfM5V2N6sX3ccKNQY1wio_UPnmOxWh-mRwwgIyEL/s320/IMG_20231210_152009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxONKD0-mionWJrw73fCAxOU49qzUX16vWRa_5AkT3gK6PT0F63mRlPd3dLgVxKkU_Hu1uEiBS6HQyFSRPL-InivS3CH7O_okIJEAsdJZ07Mr9KXsHChUmW3BCleVKmlzPLrwgltxa80iGKcyPYimN1y4k9LMvHBUKIgQma1tbQPo_WpvSTv5mmmTdtZ6O/s1800/IMG_20231210_152136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxONKD0-mionWJrw73fCAxOU49qzUX16vWRa_5AkT3gK6PT0F63mRlPd3dLgVxKkU_Hu1uEiBS6HQyFSRPL-InivS3CH7O_okIJEAsdJZ07Mr9KXsHChUmW3BCleVKmlzPLrwgltxa80iGKcyPYimN1y4k9LMvHBUKIgQma1tbQPo_WpvSTv5mmmTdtZ6O/s320/IMG_20231210_152136.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Beneath her is her gem-bedecked mummy. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLao-k4PycquuElhos95ZSjdYhNelGOksxY-u4AuIsT6PZQC0c5kW8tPas0mY59oRRyH0XVerVyd4VBwrbs3D_PrUFQIgiXWuWPlUMDquXvwt-V5nXoUtekXFJdQHbUrWCT-GaAIIY4z2svhzU0OplsyjZGylDvla40LJZeQyHPD_JiML0jOmcsncxykOf/s1800/IMG_20231210_151950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLao-k4PycquuElhos95ZSjdYhNelGOksxY-u4AuIsT6PZQC0c5kW8tPas0mY59oRRyH0XVerVyd4VBwrbs3D_PrUFQIgiXWuWPlUMDquXvwt-V5nXoUtekXFJdQHbUrWCT-GaAIIY4z2svhzU0OplsyjZGylDvla40LJZeQyHPD_JiML0jOmcsncxykOf/s320/IMG_20231210_151950.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This Cissy represents Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh who reigned in the fifteenth century B.C.E.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22OUBEsRGuW8OqhmmDKeM-9KW83YhV241cKoE_wLujVFVN6XJnhlmZv6oszshp0_p450miKPsMOGZ542pP3IrNb6f9ZALBWcANXz83gkFzr3GO6MpsSOoehY9DNCLDpKnM2ViOheNnsLk3lX4tBPnpGaIZZPkEeKQXjhpjKUFlsL2nTYRHsNwWsW5cin3/s4160/IMG_20231210_152112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22OUBEsRGuW8OqhmmDKeM-9KW83YhV241cKoE_wLujVFVN6XJnhlmZv6oszshp0_p450miKPsMOGZ542pP3IrNb6f9ZALBWcANXz83gkFzr3GO6MpsSOoehY9DNCLDpKnM2ViOheNnsLk3lX4tBPnpGaIZZPkEeKQXjhpjKUFlsL2nTYRHsNwWsW5cin3/w300-h400/IMG_20231210_152112.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In 2016, researchers recreated the face of a mummified head of a young woman found in the archives of the University of Melbourne in Australia, whom they named Meritamun. This Cissy is Jan's own recreation of Meritamun. In front of her are four canopic jars topped with heads of Cissette dolls. In Egyptian tombs, the four jars held the stomach, intestines, lungs, and liver of the deceased, and each jar lid was carved with the head of the specific deity assigned to guard them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TeynSfB5r0sz3McLmd7hqykg2U18HlcV00qJTxa0RepJgce0tJsy757KoXZtWhu24AR6t8KM33x-pL_eGP5eKTprfd8OHl_bO9QjU_XrUVMM3wITX4PKGHwTEBzo34fMbzQ1I4vAlLB-LENaSTC-YQskj9iMcZUSthJtrGt-Btu9PFiOmwXEZdHTv1Od/s1800/IMG_20231210_153123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="993" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TeynSfB5r0sz3McLmd7hqykg2U18HlcV00qJTxa0RepJgce0tJsy757KoXZtWhu24AR6t8KM33x-pL_eGP5eKTprfd8OHl_bO9QjU_XrUVMM3wITX4PKGHwTEBzo34fMbzQ1I4vAlLB-LENaSTC-YQskj9iMcZUSthJtrGt-Btu9PFiOmwXEZdHTv1Od/w264-h478/IMG_20231210_153123.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">This purple robe was displayed by Jan Irsfeld at the club's <a href="https://austindollcollectorssociety.blogspot.com/2022/09/september-11-2022-meeting.html" target="_blank">September 11, 2022</a>, and was made by Alexander to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Elizabeth's coronation. Jan now has the version of the Cissy who would have originally worn this robe.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPd6Ax1EGnEtbxrakRS5GAiZyWMMVJ0aXBz5SYEaidtTgBzZpuB2DbmbdbH9pFz91KkHrAgZDXpqIiBNP6h7qHPkl-SEVirlMWp2lr3qH8yTyI0FmhBq075WZQpQ0JuwYN83xhnq8_QrTFmKD8DQY4ad9bs7Ad2SKXGR7Ekma0PjFBphl4CtKTIGr-tcXB/s1800/IMG_20231210_152651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1206" data-original-width="1800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPd6Ax1EGnEtbxrakRS5GAiZyWMMVJ0aXBz5SYEaidtTgBzZpuB2DbmbdbH9pFz91KkHrAgZDXpqIiBNP6h7qHPkl-SEVirlMWp2lr3qH8yTyI0FmhBq075WZQpQ0JuwYN83xhnq8_QrTFmKD8DQY4ad9bs7Ad2SKXGR7Ekma0PjFBphl4CtKTIGr-tcXB/s320/IMG_20231210_152651.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Jan also allowed members to peek into her meticulously organized workroom.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz9slNKYIQm_QEeDcrz3mKeTMYeLYzeeyhVUrJ5o-_gz8d5k3UArcK8uXKAEAlJIaETuNtpMQ-liuyjbO1CKlrK8_9cYsXD2mQdeg_DhbVT7N6z6BUv5OT1T215eXmecBqwQD3uDu2iAIfbkM8GJZB5nlBJbCnozsH4Z96ie64RDSTFNCY3iguLehoMay/s1800/IMG_20231210_152513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1350" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz9slNKYIQm_QEeDcrz3mKeTMYeLYzeeyhVUrJ5o-_gz8d5k3UArcK8uXKAEAlJIaETuNtpMQ-liuyjbO1CKlrK8_9cYsXD2mQdeg_DhbVT7N6z6BUv5OT1T215eXmecBqwQD3uDu2iAIfbkM8GJZB5nlBJbCnozsH4Z96ie64RDSTFNCY3iguLehoMay/w300-h400/IMG_20231210_152513.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_sFHWFYm4sJhyloqng0uHJfGj4_ejwEqOX18s1cHW6Qg9OPw8_oOKF8Z5DRK5MU8zfbiVIqQ5hrQIWlygX0NUcsFtSqotfM2GPx30gTGamDACnEiSa5dYH_U8p-o8DUIg4MSeLe1YlMEj4940w9RCgQKzwsIBlkl5s-CjKh2qZ_MunUkmMchsYsy9fog/s1800/IMG_20231210_152610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1350" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_sFHWFYm4sJhyloqng0uHJfGj4_ejwEqOX18s1cHW6Qg9OPw8_oOKF8Z5DRK5MU8zfbiVIqQ5hrQIWlygX0NUcsFtSqotfM2GPx30gTGamDACnEiSa5dYH_U8p-o8DUIg4MSeLe1YlMEj4940w9RCgQKzwsIBlkl5s-CjKh2qZ_MunUkmMchsYsy9fog/w300-h400/IMG_20231210_152610.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-45190711318157370602023-12-02T21:01:00.000-06:002023-12-02T21:01:14.503-06:00November 12, 2023, Meeting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Sharon Weintraub did a program on Black all-bisque dolls. She explained the French and German companies, and later Japanese makers, created Black all-bisque dolls, although in far smaller numbers than white dolls. While sometimes a Black all-bisque doll was made in same mold as a white doll and simply tinted brown, companies also created these dolls with ethnic features. In most cases the dolls were not made expressly for Black children. Many were garbed in ethnic costumes representing French or German colonies or were dressed as servants or entertainers. This example by Simon and Halbig is incised 836 and is a standard mold tinted with a brown complexion. She has bare feet and wears her original bathing costume. The diminutive doll she holds is a French doll known as a Liliputien. Just 2.75 inches high, she has a swivel neck with a molded loop and has peg-jointed arms and legs. These Les Liliputiens came in a wide variety of costumes; although the white versions generally wore painted light blue boots, the Black dolls were barefoot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyi8XEH3FsHfmKMiUpz_Z16k7TTM2_e1eWyNL5VuON3FbjlI9Z-QTsWNMe2TolZp-UP_rYBtGRDPxIrqw8SWVAzr62UdQnaE3iSBDg25CrCqxVjkj00HY_e7r4hxSt0WfzqB1yW2WypfUOA6NVccvIBXyk-qH8gmnsKW6caqblIkSRT5WSE2F_ZbYnPDUa/s1500/meeting%20-%2012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="689" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyi8XEH3FsHfmKMiUpz_Z16k7TTM2_e1eWyNL5VuON3FbjlI9Z-QTsWNMe2TolZp-UP_rYBtGRDPxIrqw8SWVAzr62UdQnaE3iSBDg25CrCqxVjkj00HY_e7r4hxSt0WfzqB1yW2WypfUOA6NVccvIBXyk-qH8gmnsKW6caqblIkSRT5WSE2F_ZbYnPDUa/w294-h640/meeting%20-%2012.jpeg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sharon next discussed the Black all-bisque dolls by the German company Gebruder Kuhnlenz. She said the these dolls have appealing ethnic features with full lips and prominent lower faces. The complexions vary from brown to deep black, the dolls do not have painted lashes, and are barefoot. This pair in their original box wear the costumes of cakewalk dancers. Inside one of the sections in the box is written in pencil "From Grace to Sadie Newell Christmas 1889." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jkuOgLu_Qnn3JwzQSUjOMWzaM-dYOO2XyNUrBD-qfthd1cT5vs-CoKGdSbCoazDh2ZsWxJpEV7WA5g_J5Y-NLjU6RJxr__BuJJ8XPB5uaPGZfCZ0__q_8WEmzDB1mKlmU3_7DBlS9RrK-wVye93Hwb8lRdxCeEJOkCq3f8ixs83WzRq6kwbDjDHBkbXn/s1500/meeting%20-%2010.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1198" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jkuOgLu_Qnn3JwzQSUjOMWzaM-dYOO2XyNUrBD-qfthd1cT5vs-CoKGdSbCoazDh2ZsWxJpEV7WA5g_J5Y-NLjU6RJxr__BuJJ8XPB5uaPGZfCZ0__q_8WEmzDB1mKlmU3_7DBlS9RrK-wVye93Hwb8lRdxCeEJOkCq3f8ixs83WzRq6kwbDjDHBkbXn/w320-h400/meeting%20-%2010.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Three more dolls by Kuhnlenz. The red and yellow outfit is a copy of an original costume worn by a Black Kuhnlenz doll.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9atgH_bnDcsXPIc23qEykbZq4geLwL5tapb-lpO3hhka0fJLVXmNZXzCAtvkQWHCIL9G2z28EVze5PQcZbW5xtx_yLjz3RhqDZpnyZeyfFjbrFphlt4I2dc9ImwMwe8EAYcBJd0amHEEj-tjLv4t3n3pCH-JgKVp-2qliviEIK19alpBRcjamrtYsXuBB/s1500/meeting%20-%2011.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1050" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9atgH_bnDcsXPIc23qEykbZq4geLwL5tapb-lpO3hhka0fJLVXmNZXzCAtvkQWHCIL9G2z28EVze5PQcZbW5xtx_yLjz3RhqDZpnyZeyfFjbrFphlt4I2dc9ImwMwe8EAYcBJd0amHEEj-tjLv4t3n3pCH-JgKVp-2qliviEIK19alpBRcjamrtYsXuBB/w280-h400/meeting%20-%2011.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sharon displayed these examples of Black all-bisque dolls attributed to the German company J.D. Kestner. The two girl dolls have swivel necks. The one in the red gingham dress has a closed mouth while the one in blue has an open mouth with tiny inset teeth. The standing boy in the molded rompers has loop-jointed arms. All of the dolls have bare feet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGhfHA0_TVz-hdA689hbAeLlVuslIaCpBrS2eHqzcGvbqNzuzzRFVTeH4ZYKSALmYZ4uwG4I0EOH0oMMw49VV3RgN6RyiaRT3lzvFs1K2MqRhqzc85QROv-lAMaRymHtF1rz6ZA9qApjBO7Sea-weQYabtoZ0dWkMCC6HeZG8LIopneECQULjt1IOSJeK/s1500/meeting%20-%2013.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1379" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGhfHA0_TVz-hdA689hbAeLlVuslIaCpBrS2eHqzcGvbqNzuzzRFVTeH4ZYKSALmYZ4uwG4I0EOH0oMMw49VV3RgN6RyiaRT3lzvFs1K2MqRhqzc85QROv-lAMaRymHtF1rz6ZA9qApjBO7Sea-weQYabtoZ0dWkMCC6HeZG8LIopneECQULjt1IOSJeK/s320/meeting%20-%2013.jpeg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a frozen version of the boy in the molded outfit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEGVAtivtVywiiqTFVWoDpPsrP5nkc2ZDTfIok9otg5ZMbUPRuX7fiOyBTB3CP_j4tDrOecsPOkSYZKCcex50iYM2YOFi7eblxMcn1f12tVpohZRvDlcVXUs43maLrISuFoE_DxpV8U3wMItFGwYaTg4f5Srn6E0-yXNNysI0PdhV20s-6F7Rz269Z4Qe/s1500/meeting%20-%2014.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="905" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEGVAtivtVywiiqTFVWoDpPsrP5nkc2ZDTfIok9otg5ZMbUPRuX7fiOyBTB3CP_j4tDrOecsPOkSYZKCcex50iYM2YOFi7eblxMcn1f12tVpohZRvDlcVXUs43maLrISuFoE_DxpV8U3wMItFGwYaTg4f5Srn6E0-yXNNysI0PdhV20s-6F7Rz269Z4Qe/w241-h400/meeting%20-%2014.jpeg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sharon said that the firm of Hertwig and Company made a wide variety of Black all-bisque dolls. The tallest doll in the "grass" skirt is painted bisque. Next to her is a tiny immobile figure of a Black man in a yellow top hat; he is part of a family of miniature Black figures. Behind him are two cute character dolls in their original matching ribbon outfits. In the back row are two more examples of German Black all-bisque does by unknown German companies. The one in the molded outfit and "straw" hat is wire-jointed. The doll next to him in a molded turban wears his original Middle-Eastern outfit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSZD51lxOAkg7MXSEUUCn3h4Ve1eAPX0SVTx51YFRWAHHP-UMoVwQMrd5uF93DoLe_SnqBIJpTW9x8zQD_0xweCfL0hmntdO4FNWglSOwguXcdODumSSihRy7gtf87TQnJqBLLWFXtlG98Fn65ONJp9Zym0FQgDf4o0IDsicbqUX689GzFstXDvSs3zc3/s1500/meeting%20-%206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1500" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSZD51lxOAkg7MXSEUUCn3h4Ve1eAPX0SVTx51YFRWAHHP-UMoVwQMrd5uF93DoLe_SnqBIJpTW9x8zQD_0xweCfL0hmntdO4FNWglSOwguXcdODumSSihRy7gtf87TQnJqBLLWFXtlG98Fn65ONJp9Zym0FQgDf4o0IDsicbqUX689GzFstXDvSs3zc3/w400-h272/meeting%20-%206.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sharon then shared examples of French Black all-bisque dolls. The one in the red and white outfit is marked on the back of her swivel neck with the "F.G." in a scroll mark of Francois Gauthier. Her all-original outfit may represent one of France's Caribbean colonies. She was made using a typical all-bisque mignonnette doll mold and has molded boots. The two little dolls are more examples of Liliputiens and wear their original clothing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDrLwR9HSyjNVmbBJRhQLpstxkhwlJ9xvSOWyuIbiM-IXBXpXhIBqksYADZ-Xfqtm9jBEw_pH8Em0f8j2jxgScL82ltLULdQGu1PwSIyMnpIKSd3a1P4VbjhThiXuYQ1RHn1jXW7x8GAVdJ9QJfYA9ve_etPMkcFvwoUfDh7EwKacoZIqgYEgFSQMaiR5/s1500/meeting%20-%208.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1141" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDrLwR9HSyjNVmbBJRhQLpstxkhwlJ9xvSOWyuIbiM-IXBXpXhIBqksYADZ-Xfqtm9jBEw_pH8Em0f8j2jxgScL82ltLULdQGu1PwSIyMnpIKSd3a1P4VbjhThiXuYQ1RHn1jXW7x8GAVdJ9QJfYA9ve_etPMkcFvwoUfDh7EwKacoZIqgYEgFSQMaiR5/w304-h400/meeting%20-%208.jpeg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sharon explained that when German goods were embargoed during WWI, Japanese companies entered the bisque doll market, often directly copying German dolls. This example of a Japanese Black all-bisque doll may be early, because the modeling and decoration are of higher quality than is typically found on these Japanese products. The doll has unusual "snow" hair created with bits of ground bisque. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDbLoV_2ywqKQ8HST0xK16MIdUkNblc25G8DwZWwBKHaLvZL0Vza3nz9hhl2q7pTShNOt7-_DaBTXJN89gTBmnAkJrKj6opfHIV8U04lbdT0tpQpNQHQQASVk1GHmE9JVdXvwqatnCBG38LBbXxxYL6VOQkygRpyKTAgzYK93XkQPXGGVxI95iSc3JsHP/s1500/meeting%20-%207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1137" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDbLoV_2ywqKQ8HST0xK16MIdUkNblc25G8DwZWwBKHaLvZL0Vza3nz9hhl2q7pTShNOt7-_DaBTXJN89gTBmnAkJrKj6opfHIV8U04lbdT0tpQpNQHQQASVk1GHmE9JVdXvwqatnCBG38LBbXxxYL6VOQkygRpyKTAgzYK93XkQPXGGVxI95iSc3JsHP/w304-h400/meeting%20-%207.jpeg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Bette Birdsong brought several examples of Black all-bisque dolls. This tiny bare-foot example is by Simon and Halbig.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXkq_jG46_4wviOjLXEgQxjjOUuqiPPACTmEZmE7gMx-up1L4oUZeClBvjyVNLLWQSQOcNZ9Rg3BcMB2zuQGSpVveV3FQ7Ybd-e_K53vSw9coBGwm2s1PbCRQWodQLBloA2y9R-uuCVLIbOzHJJ68DVMOGb9rGNnO3Vt45PVzfALbmsmbY2JiVR_CxhUP/s1500/meeting%20-%203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1042" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXkq_jG46_4wviOjLXEgQxjjOUuqiPPACTmEZmE7gMx-up1L4oUZeClBvjyVNLLWQSQOcNZ9Rg3BcMB2zuQGSpVveV3FQ7Ybd-e_K53vSw9coBGwm2s1PbCRQWodQLBloA2y9R-uuCVLIbOzHJJ68DVMOGb9rGNnO3Vt45PVzfALbmsmbY2JiVR_CxhUP/w278-h400/meeting%20-%203.jpeg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are more typical examples of Japanese dolls. They are often referred to as "Topsy" because of the tiny pigtails inserted into their scalps. Such dolls were often sold in five and dime stores in the United States. Copies of these dolls with extremely black shiny complexions began being produced in China in the 1980s. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGkTQZ64KwXkDW7GuvxJHd9qBC9Ra8jMFG2zj7OuenOFKxjO0Mv-x2mL29AbfV0aA0FZfQQVplqKRJJJ1Mh4FOjZay2xMKjU3c-WWKkduzC4WgBvHJVewUhhsKMSvaNEWjofW-2J4otTLtrBu6i1fRcJvs0qgDjzggopISEyZ8pgCJtpu4E8bbOkrz3X-/s1500/meeting%20-%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="1500" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGkTQZ64KwXkDW7GuvxJHd9qBC9Ra8jMFG2zj7OuenOFKxjO0Mv-x2mL29AbfV0aA0FZfQQVplqKRJJJ1Mh4FOjZay2xMKjU3c-WWKkduzC4WgBvHJVewUhhsKMSvaNEWjofW-2J4otTLtrBu6i1fRcJvs0qgDjzggopISEyZ8pgCJtpu4E8bbOkrz3X-/s320/meeting%20-%202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A variety of itty-bitty Black babies ride in a tiny tin car. The one in red is an all-bisque doll and the other two are seated figurines (the one in the back is eating a watermelon slice). These seated figurines are often found attached to miniature cotton bales and were sold as souvenirs throughout the South.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7HI1SAsvorssKsgXdKtfwIEGZrlEQLZsyxKXfYZ7_i46TK38vqoATsqXRRqu0X_uSbPg_i0ctNWkiXnLts-CifCaR-4SV4WGDEj_gjgWthbp_BjOOmxEyxC7rvJ3jjbT5974JYQ_k4bRsr2vl8cd6hzVVerIUbqPxEItpwwyra0BMRYoWomfUJkDu_TZ/s1500/meeting%20-%204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7HI1SAsvorssKsgXdKtfwIEGZrlEQLZsyxKXfYZ7_i46TK38vqoATsqXRRqu0X_uSbPg_i0ctNWkiXnLts-CifCaR-4SV4WGDEj_gjgWthbp_BjOOmxEyxC7rvJ3jjbT5974JYQ_k4bRsr2vl8cd6hzVVerIUbqPxEItpwwyra0BMRYoWomfUJkDu_TZ/w339-h400/meeting%20-%204.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Member Pam Hardy shared this black cloth doll with an embroidered face. It appears to be a commercially produced doll from the 1940s.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RIqnze3LwNeNSunYV1EDppTauPC3fLQcjv-_6qtPzEAbu_u2e8vzgOQ-8ThcYrUoojNoTaEXf6aXKjzxkfnvoNOcjkn389HpSSHeI8-nsUAhvWiDE2gAq26RLa4W1wn89Jqa0pkw1PB0blx0eAApZxTsvR8EQ4uqGCZaf0MIsMN5bxYFeWkpEGcozWkT/s1500/meeting%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="919" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RIqnze3LwNeNSunYV1EDppTauPC3fLQcjv-_6qtPzEAbu_u2e8vzgOQ-8ThcYrUoojNoTaEXf6aXKjzxkfnvoNOcjkn389HpSSHeI8-nsUAhvWiDE2gAq26RLa4W1wn89Jqa0pkw1PB0blx0eAApZxTsvR8EQ4uqGCZaf0MIsMN5bxYFeWkpEGcozWkT/w245-h400/meeting%20-%201.jpeg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Jenell Howell brought these two tiny Liliputiens.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwrYr6tUVeTwzHP-ZLqzgK6krygKuN3W2hmg3zwAL4QPZM9jtSAEkPzFvwxQwJaj0dMKUqD8vTbn0xr-oTTBC_vjymDpJizy0-BxoZUbHifBSkjl8UVIcfWhgo52SloPSlwbKay5-xYH50PCjId59Hq5eRkksncfN642C9nWnFn_XRDQeCfIPyhctibWl/s1500/meeting%20-%205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1121" data-original-width="1500" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwrYr6tUVeTwzHP-ZLqzgK6krygKuN3W2hmg3zwAL4QPZM9jtSAEkPzFvwxQwJaj0dMKUqD8vTbn0xr-oTTBC_vjymDpJizy0-BxoZUbHifBSkjl8UVIcfWhgo52SloPSlwbKay5-xYH50PCjId59Hq5eRkksncfN642C9nWnFn_XRDQeCfIPyhctibWl/s320/meeting%20-%205.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She also shared this stunning wooden Schoenhut doll.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0tEHzaZZXewearUb_VzcQiUTYM4Fa-l1V8ZEuhGCi3XONCFIE1_uSTzp7kCC7V3sf1bLWIQMFRzLwxiQult8UVas9PZlP064LVADbuq_YcKnvPgaFkeXualo77RdGf72nTfvSJnbY_CFi7dW66Kjl3gJQwey_RynNiLLxjUF9JRei7AmooT2EEe0Epjp/s1500/meeting%20-%2015.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="615" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0tEHzaZZXewearUb_VzcQiUTYM4Fa-l1V8ZEuhGCi3XONCFIE1_uSTzp7kCC7V3sf1bLWIQMFRzLwxiQult8UVas9PZlP064LVADbuq_YcKnvPgaFkeXualo77RdGf72nTfvSJnbY_CFi7dW66Kjl3gJQwey_RynNiLLxjUF9JRei7AmooT2EEe0Epjp/w262-h640/meeting%20-%2015.jpeg" width="262" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-69557257009373010682023-10-31T11:44:00.005-05:002023-10-31T11:44:54.067-05:00Rare Taufling Restored<p style="text-align: center;"> At the our <a href="https://austindollcollectorssociety.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-9-2023-meeting.html">July 9, 2023</a>, meeting, member Elaine McNally gave a wonderful program on so-called <span style="text-align: center;">Motschmann or taufling dolls.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> One of the dolls shared at the meeting was this </span><span style="text-align: center;">scarce china version with inset glass eyes belonging to member Sharon Weintraub. This poor little guy was waiting to be restored, but the squeak box in his torso still worked. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Ocy_Dhy44D-h8f9Ba4I0dmAaI5tcTTpCqxfotPbIXuWULcUXCaHyFvJdeTjeuTkwMRIYKic-WfNeTsYnycqMkTqfInJA58o88fnZ4E8_qea5tepNOGc9bjEnbU0TxNA__SGOalsKYypfI4RFYMH6As2Yld7dvKcBjNtw5kHuhYqJAT0UM97PwVziMlCx/s2307/meeting%20-%206.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2224" data-original-width="2307" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Ocy_Dhy44D-h8f9Ba4I0dmAaI5tcTTpCqxfotPbIXuWULcUXCaHyFvJdeTjeuTkwMRIYKic-WfNeTsYnycqMkTqfInJA58o88fnZ4E8_qea5tepNOGc9bjEnbU0TxNA__SGOalsKYypfI4RFYMH6As2Yld7dvKcBjNtw5kHuhYqJAT0UM97PwVziMlCx/s320/meeting%20-%206.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the 2023 United Federation of Doll Clubs convention in Bellevue, Washington, Sharon found a damaged antique taufling body that was missing the head, but had intact arms and pelvis. Even more serendipitous, the parts were a perfect match to her doll. Here is the now fully restored doll.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktlHFAuyeMLd4RGbpnuYMHLt1a0i0wPHnde_oLYikrj47Ji0xvPOH8wQumtNLl2HdSi-mPebd0k6Q6A0asR0UCDt7-MsTa-KrLwWNC5NOcWNgc-OXwHf7xsA9x6dB8Do16iPdMg26NDl5b1po052RcANSDUpyv6c7w7WtMYsS4TCtt_WmormHoOZ4qtVl/s1800/taufling1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="983" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktlHFAuyeMLd4RGbpnuYMHLt1a0i0wPHnde_oLYikrj47Ji0xvPOH8wQumtNLl2HdSi-mPebd0k6Q6A0asR0UCDt7-MsTa-KrLwWNC5NOcWNgc-OXwHf7xsA9x6dB8Do16iPdMg26NDl5b1po052RcANSDUpyv6c7w7WtMYsS4TCtt_WmormHoOZ4qtVl/w350-h640/taufling1.jpeg" width="350" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although unmarked, the head resembles the rare glass-eyed china head dolls made by the German company of Kloster Veilsdorf. </div><br /><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></p>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-72679961680686883872023-10-26T18:28:00.003-05:002023-10-26T18:32:10.801-05:00October 8, 2023, Meeting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Kenneth Reeves did the program on Ginny and other Vogue dolls. He explained that in 1922 Jennie Adler Graves opened the Ye Olde Vogue Doll Shoppe. She began by dressing dolls imported from Europe and by 1925, Graves had to hire an additional seamstress, as well as home workers. In 1937, she purchased composition Toddles dolls from from Arranbee Doll Company. Her daughter, Virginia, joined the company in 1942 (she would take over the company from her mother in the 1960s) and in 1945 Vogue Dolls was incorporated. The company moved to hard plastic in 1946. In 1948, Graves introduced an 8-inch hard plastic doll. The doll was so popular that Graves designed her own version, christening her creation "Ginny," after her daughter, Virginia. Ginny originally had painted side-glancing eyes with sleeping eyes introduced in 1950. The early dolls had painted lashes, with molded lashes introduced in 1955. In 1954, "walking" dolls became popular, with the head turning from side to side as the dolls legs were moved. Kenneth said that Vogue focused on doll fashions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRofIfuE2eO4BkPMRrmobK7RVz_IzalYe6wDLLzwMyyyVKYNTtUuqE-SWH9sqPhPRvzh-5NYhAwc9Wo9RIfsDpAZjz5ucVNdEWllEYMPEJNjvrWNndt5JuZgkB4IZJNIUV2TbTHwYDoj0cYhCiIcbA91BrcyFjSP98oAysCwIDWqh-OE8ad-tN5sIlHrP/s1800/meeting%20-%2016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="1800" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRofIfuE2eO4BkPMRrmobK7RVz_IzalYe6wDLLzwMyyyVKYNTtUuqE-SWH9sqPhPRvzh-5NYhAwc9Wo9RIfsDpAZjz5ucVNdEWllEYMPEJNjvrWNndt5JuZgkB4IZJNIUV2TbTHwYDoj0cYhCiIcbA91BrcyFjSP98oAysCwIDWqh-OE8ad-tN5sIlHrP/w400-h188/meeting%20-%2016.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11tfBZcol6X3AWBKGlnpxK5ZwJzx74RqMAgCyzpUVEJAS0_XWFotSbnmj8DXGFn2gGBPDbXiRs9hHgf3AEUGDiOfzImlFqjThzlRbEeqmBEp0hsvNz6UqONpZ-T8BrZG9ANnm07OiV-X0AGlEtKfItfkh9jRz5-VBBn4szXxb521eQjrUB57eLgPj9SsV/s1800/meeting%20-%209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1800" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11tfBZcol6X3AWBKGlnpxK5ZwJzx74RqMAgCyzpUVEJAS0_XWFotSbnmj8DXGFn2gGBPDbXiRs9hHgf3AEUGDiOfzImlFqjThzlRbEeqmBEp0hsvNz6UqONpZ-T8BrZG9ANnm07OiV-X0AGlEtKfItfkh9jRz5-VBBn4szXxb521eQjrUB57eLgPj9SsV/w400-h184/meeting%20-%209.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kenneth shared these two early Vogue dolls with painted side-glancing eyes. The girl in the bonnet is Little Bo Peep. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnoFA_anHDwKfCBHnOpzwMRNvCWZ5LqwdNSt9LkBllI6Z1HcbKnCfSST6BBpDeYYzaaSPdQuf-kG0n4Xk0ooSWEPMV4OnfhATTCsbp63WDICuLnvNbyl50QwxetdXoUzLDt16WufZGkUYCaodAiS3k6PnmCO2cpE6hqP3PlPQLL08s5BFTzKlwQtCWvcv/s1800/meeting%20-%2015.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1228" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnoFA_anHDwKfCBHnOpzwMRNvCWZ5LqwdNSt9LkBllI6Z1HcbKnCfSST6BBpDeYYzaaSPdQuf-kG0n4Xk0ooSWEPMV4OnfhATTCsbp63WDICuLnvNbyl50QwxetdXoUzLDt16WufZGkUYCaodAiS3k6PnmCO2cpE6hqP3PlPQLL08s5BFTzKlwQtCWvcv/w273-h400/meeting%20-%2015.jpeg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The doll in the striped dress is a bent-knee walker, introduced in 1957. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDFXz32jpnBIEw_Mv2d04NbAfqKw6hId-lP-wDRLgeBbpmEjmaALeD3kqDJL27kEJvF-0aCI4ZM7v9dkVWnGqQzf158THDshwwsYre3bwtKJbl6TToWz1aRVotz86IwHTwIiNg96wRzebF9RbF4A4PXWIuf3VBadxzgdLBh4C_ppWVrzzaNXL6WOlS-OB/s1800/meeting%20-%2011.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="1800" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDFXz32jpnBIEw_Mv2d04NbAfqKw6hId-lP-wDRLgeBbpmEjmaALeD3kqDJL27kEJvF-0aCI4ZM7v9dkVWnGqQzf158THDshwwsYre3bwtKJbl6TToWz1aRVotz86IwHTwIiNg96wRzebF9RbF4A4PXWIuf3VBadxzgdLBh4C_ppWVrzzaNXL6WOlS-OB/w400-h355/meeting%20-%2011.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kenneth said that in 1957, Vogue began creating a family for Ginny. Jill (floral gown) was Ginny's big sister. Jan (doll in polka dot dress), was Jill's best friend and made for one year in 1959. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXUm4cGFwsXuxfsjByy_ifLy-FanrhqYl0NLWDLUS_flbp47-vjprEAelzRiWXHi2aKHWgw15wg-KYJd2U08ros_8zQIz9rb-YyvqkD7Oejr7kh1dHsrUb8Qb6tJk22Q-Cdy1_bq5oGpkp1RveyBGQWdIT8O0ymxw0rit-kuWsxmx7ZX2P84LMskiZtAq/s1800/meeting%20-%2014.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1715" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXUm4cGFwsXuxfsjByy_ifLy-FanrhqYl0NLWDLUS_flbp47-vjprEAelzRiWXHi2aKHWgw15wg-KYJd2U08ros_8zQIz9rb-YyvqkD7Oejr7kh1dHsrUb8Qb6tJk22Q-Cdy1_bq5oGpkp1RveyBGQWdIT8O0ymxw0rit-kuWsxmx7ZX2P84LMskiZtAq/w381-h400/meeting%20-%2014.jpeg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mLLqWnsoXeFPbeeiLsHg412B5fORSJfwxehp_ACD9Di-S5-zwqoY_Cyx7sPvYxJCT2gt2QjJFLtGZQbzUPELzw5R_TN1WPKPUl_ZbYFX2LcEVe1s24TiwhX9OX9HvSJBM_xhuE_n908jiWurafn2QIxlTzOxZJnYf4a55i8OJUhzv-NELgVzy4rWm0ri/s3072/meeting%20-%2023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mLLqWnsoXeFPbeeiLsHg412B5fORSJfwxehp_ACD9Di-S5-zwqoY_Cyx7sPvYxJCT2gt2QjJFLtGZQbzUPELzw5R_TN1WPKPUl_ZbYFX2LcEVe1s24TiwhX9OX9HvSJBM_xhuE_n908jiWurafn2QIxlTzOxZJnYf4a55i8OJUhzv-NELgVzy4rWm0ri/w400-h400/meeting%20-%2023.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeff was Ginny's big brother.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RrzIgbT8hDhbiNdLLwCVl7xrKeUV22dyg8a4lwErKnDcbwu8CHdBbx1YLnAF8NeYIYde5hsZSpZfrZXEUk_1U7FDZ6sTby8COxHE4Gd44ox8Bs5B-6jxd8EYfmuef5zc6dWQllTseNz4k4sTPbtSewORMQ4mUz0-w8_XrYejgTsVK4zfog22WoCRGqWd/s1800/meeting%20-%2010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RrzIgbT8hDhbiNdLLwCVl7xrKeUV22dyg8a4lwErKnDcbwu8CHdBbx1YLnAF8NeYIYde5hsZSpZfrZXEUk_1U7FDZ6sTby8COxHE4Gd44ox8Bs5B-6jxd8EYfmuef5zc6dWQllTseNz4k4sTPbtSewORMQ4mUz0-w8_XrYejgTsVK4zfog22WoCRGqWd/s320/meeting%20-%2010.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vogue brought back Jill in 1962 in vinyl and reintroduced her again in 1965, dressing her in historic eras. The doll in the floral bonnet and blouse and blue skirt is Jill as "Frontier Days."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZeeCxWWTGoimkxnQvZhPtxHWiGGILHRyZrq8KFD3zyHo8gbdC0CF0LS-ozfUpr_WgzXZDrUUGoUZKxNAuWlcKHYuzrydeXMI9VdwE0yxGZgaFn5zUQDI4o4bEswLIcFWeBvlRdf5ebI22tqpJIsWtDx6THz74TD29qVuDrkTYQiUjsJA8C-eJ4XEyoxh/s1800/meeting%20-%2024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1597" data-original-width="1800" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZeeCxWWTGoimkxnQvZhPtxHWiGGILHRyZrq8KFD3zyHo8gbdC0CF0LS-ozfUpr_WgzXZDrUUGoUZKxNAuWlcKHYuzrydeXMI9VdwE0yxGZgaFn5zUQDI4o4bEswLIcFWeBvlRdf5ebI22tqpJIsWtDx6THz74TD29qVuDrkTYQiUjsJA8C-eJ4XEyoxh/s320/meeting%20-%2024.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Kenneth explained that Vogue acquired Arranbee (R & B) and used used the R & B molds for Littlest Angel until Vogue redesigned the doll in 1964. He stated that the girl in the white dress with tiny pink flowers was made by R & B in the mid 1950s. The chubby-cheeked cutie in the pink dress was made by Vogue in 1963, the last year Vogue used the R & B mold. The redhead at the end of the front row is Li'l Imp made by Vogue in 1959 and 1960, using the R&B Littlest Angel mold. The charming child in bright yellow in the center is the Vogue version of Littlest Angel and the doll in the blue and white print dress and big pink bow is Vogue's Lil' Lovable Imp. Kenneth stated that Vogue reintroduced Littlest Angel in 11-inch and 15-inch sizes (the brunette in the back row in the red and white outfit is 15-inch example). The smaller size was discontinued in 1975 and the 15-inch version in 1980. The curly-headed blond with the character face in the back row is Brikette</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinP0hHteGMqlF1X6TrSlkVJ6HqTRtsFU8PWYbVO0lodn5fFEX4Wb69y4MenY_k_1zyWJelOBoKSgxeh8B0W0-NJaXjREe2WeEM_lFMUrm0DpBdNerSmZcu77vmCWOnkuk-actRgPIH6O_I1XQePUI9_a_-Nn1yOwIfyXyz46wrbK46u1g2LMaeVNuA1OpE/s1800/meeting%20-%208.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1446" data-original-width="1800" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinP0hHteGMqlF1X6TrSlkVJ6HqTRtsFU8PWYbVO0lodn5fFEX4Wb69y4MenY_k_1zyWJelOBoKSgxeh8B0W0-NJaXjREe2WeEM_lFMUrm0DpBdNerSmZcu77vmCWOnkuk-actRgPIH6O_I1XQePUI9_a_-Nn1yOwIfyXyz46wrbK46u1g2LMaeVNuA1OpE/w400-h321/meeting%20-%208.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTH73XKygyIiaQ2wqTzeKitzeIafEJjIe_xhGQYMHDNO4BVQk4ZkY3Kh2lBKi8k4ETd_3C1h9am35Ncb4tCutr13XgQVbfqb9d9eIIaxFrmWBagy-5sYyQXYQCBZaOaZpZS2bGqX8yg-KmwBn3oHX0JxFZOKuur6xFlpn5d-T0cOW7KHomhE49B86F7O2/s4092/meeting%20-%2022.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2521" data-original-width="4092" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTH73XKygyIiaQ2wqTzeKitzeIafEJjIe_xhGQYMHDNO4BVQk4ZkY3Kh2lBKi8k4ETd_3C1h9am35Ncb4tCutr13XgQVbfqb9d9eIIaxFrmWBagy-5sYyQXYQCBZaOaZpZS2bGqX8yg-KmwBn3oHX0JxFZOKuur6xFlpn5d-T0cOW7KHomhE49B86F7O2/w400-h246/meeting%20-%2022.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kenneth explained that in 1972 Vogue was sold to Tonka Toy Company and in 1977 Lesney took over the Vogue Ginny name. In the 1980s, R. Dakin & Company bought out the Ginny and Vogue names.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He told the club that Ginny was introduced in the 1970s as an international doll. The doll in green represents Ireland. The baby doll in pink is Ginnette</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1MLBoTGKafui-k4K5Ygp6Tuiglig3msgaH8Ps6dvVWUXatz1NuHIrVSxbv3L7NKVuq2xhRBi_aOmvtbaVcXMACn52VLZdaTJpF33c-yAuJ-s93_AEQ2DhpwBA-IemdWo6OvNNJB6IP6QTh_YZOH_h9Q54sT2XlQ2_VSVfR5rL0D_2yd8F1nWUcapGHuW/s1800/meeting%20-%2013.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="1800" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1MLBoTGKafui-k4K5Ygp6Tuiglig3msgaH8Ps6dvVWUXatz1NuHIrVSxbv3L7NKVuq2xhRBi_aOmvtbaVcXMACn52VLZdaTJpF33c-yAuJ-s93_AEQ2DhpwBA-IemdWo6OvNNJB6IP6QTh_YZOH_h9Q54sT2XlQ2_VSVfR5rL0D_2yd8F1nWUcapGHuW/w400-h271/meeting%20-%2013.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In 1970s, Kenneth said that Miss Ginny was introduced. This example is pretty in purple.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDtjHVh01SyXcQtSBwR7uBI5VfijTAfo-YBsp1HbSaK1swVa9aQlvlJMcA8Fsa1PdX6waVpUzCQGvcj90rqZSwj7M6TbgWtj2zSa3nXv57j9yh01-qSRo3IoMo_GrxYdKEipi6e8GB828M0P3-BblnQyX7TFWq7bDip8di7GgRkqb1GiCR7IGa_lYUfDG/s1800/meeting%20-%2018.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1091" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDtjHVh01SyXcQtSBwR7uBI5VfijTAfo-YBsp1HbSaK1swVa9aQlvlJMcA8Fsa1PdX6waVpUzCQGvcj90rqZSwj7M6TbgWtj2zSa3nXv57j9yh01-qSRo3IoMo_GrxYdKEipi6e8GB828M0P3-BblnQyX7TFWq7bDip8di7GgRkqb1GiCR7IGa_lYUfDG/w242-h400/meeting%20-%2018.jpeg" width="242" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Members shared their Ginny and Vogue dolls as well. The cowgirl belongs to Elaine Jackson. She was made as a souvenir for a United Federation of Doll Clubs convention. The Ginny in the blue dress with the blond "pixie cut" belongs to member Myrna Loesch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeDWLFOHK_tZhkN4E-LVR8kU4P1ZGeMFwxgcSBCMsI4qW1cBW0oMogHW_SNL9PbwhvRyQT6cg08hhsT_MpKG2N8yH9LCZrPVSD1mci-GPetPDhkQTu6dyZWwgfnmPcssvHk4oDABgss3cW8NtYtUQzzN8S8nGTyocEWXpd9dIRSou6zuU4vy_hQ9qSWS5/s1800/meeting%20-%206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1457" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeDWLFOHK_tZhkN4E-LVR8kU4P1ZGeMFwxgcSBCMsI4qW1cBW0oMogHW_SNL9PbwhvRyQT6cg08hhsT_MpKG2N8yH9LCZrPVSD1mci-GPetPDhkQTu6dyZWwgfnmPcssvHk4oDABgss3cW8NtYtUQzzN8S8nGTyocEWXpd9dIRSou6zuU4vy_hQ9qSWS5/w324-h400/meeting%20-%206.jpeg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Myrna also displayed these two hard plastic Jill dolls from 1957-1960 in detailed "mommy-made" outfits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBZxUIC0riLnJIa0HoKvdb_4WBvjjjRSDzzkeynpgZ9xaFW_W1yPdYBTu3VDJ4NQfxyuL3aQQvHTEM3vvifo8r4Y9MwwNMRAK6_TGw0JwmJ69zWFmvK4hcRALyRELyHjwds-46T3jrJ_5tAs5HHvzJxHgODrS66Dy84q6xsXy6yFwAWOitfRSVO7lqkkm/s1800/meeting%20-%2019.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="1800" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBZxUIC0riLnJIa0HoKvdb_4WBvjjjRSDzzkeynpgZ9xaFW_W1yPdYBTu3VDJ4NQfxyuL3aQQvHTEM3vvifo8r4Y9MwwNMRAK6_TGw0JwmJ69zWFmvK4hcRALyRELyHjwds-46T3jrJ_5tAs5HHvzJxHgODrS66Dy84q6xsXy6yFwAWOitfRSVO7lqkkm/s320/meeting%20-%2019.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This little Ginny on roller skates belongs to member Bette Birdsong. . . .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DsebzfF80JPOYxMLvGEPDnjAJx1xTmIOWxZB2li1wnAR5lLliB2H8OfyRwgMTWh548ohDrJbYmQhVqvk40YnTTG-rVBGU1iSC-hUSeiOGxRwdbrZObvVLiscD4R0y6fJvw52eDv0ZD5vJCIJIuzBSmfyzh4ChElxN6xGd5s0DCCiTpYuS9jpXenm3fwi/s1800/meeting%20-%2020.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1233" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DsebzfF80JPOYxMLvGEPDnjAJx1xTmIOWxZB2li1wnAR5lLliB2H8OfyRwgMTWh548ohDrJbYmQhVqvk40YnTTG-rVBGU1iSC-hUSeiOGxRwdbrZObvVLiscD4R0y6fJvw52eDv0ZD5vJCIJIuzBSmfyzh4ChElxN6xGd5s0DCCiTpYuS9jpXenm3fwi/w274-h400/meeting%20-%2020.jpeg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as does the darling doll in the colorful felt dress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6REFV08HgCwKvCIR7NAGWuASDqt_KA4XCgJVsRuLetaPdiGZT52zcj3XdI8s4yk07xzHOOXkFooTRWR_x9S2cy7f_9waMkI3zYaIPCrEvi1bRZ1Uzr_ffGnB9O1AAF4OQYtnQZOg6VM_aQ6KQ0-D1psGAYZd0dgoXkB5ShK37OZbwDd6jRLpPXB4Tnja/s1800/meeting%20-%207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="1800" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6REFV08HgCwKvCIR7NAGWuASDqt_KA4XCgJVsRuLetaPdiGZT52zcj3XdI8s4yk07xzHOOXkFooTRWR_x9S2cy7f_9waMkI3zYaIPCrEvi1bRZ1Uzr_ffGnB9O1AAF4OQYtnQZOg6VM_aQ6KQ0-D1psGAYZd0dgoXkB5ShK37OZbwDd6jRLpPXB4Tnja/w400-h370/meeting%20-%207.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a childhood doll of member Elaine McNally. The photograph shows a young Elaine with her doll. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAPHzhP2NjGvMTuRo0Ep3u1WFgB4-ph2H3IDndoLup60RxOU8xCHxT-ZChWf5IFrhk9XK36CCkEpnVbvSgeNbJv4clzsgonxRByUvcNPkvoaLGd6c-qmfIBnUBK2_UzHd5mWwRU12yp7xCGd_pyn9COqlRv0s8fPt9XHgGoYrEKbNGrlhq44CUvblZTrf/s1800/meeting%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1758" data-original-width="1800" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAPHzhP2NjGvMTuRo0Ep3u1WFgB4-ph2H3IDndoLup60RxOU8xCHxT-ZChWf5IFrhk9XK36CCkEpnVbvSgeNbJv4clzsgonxRByUvcNPkvoaLGd6c-qmfIBnUBK2_UzHd5mWwRU12yp7xCGd_pyn9COqlRv0s8fPt9XHgGoYrEKbNGrlhq44CUvblZTrf/w400-h391/meeting%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Jenell Howell brought several examples of vintage Vogue dolls. The twins in the front row garbed in blue and white gingham are Toddles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnN7pqPI_chD0BGX5oOenXyKVlMecBeyRM38BYyREplc53Vc8qtvI2LFhYRCnnzepPUc5y6lF2n82dK2WAerGUCBM5c_2EvSNt91RE3yGLn6YDxnUiHPUxNLWq9RJrnVt3GOhjXAJOQduTV4ulI9T_TK50maqtoyAzl2m6doavaN97WoobJgVIfDbmHGg/s1800/meeting%20-%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1108" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnN7pqPI_chD0BGX5oOenXyKVlMecBeyRM38BYyREplc53Vc8qtvI2LFhYRCnnzepPUc5y6lF2n82dK2WAerGUCBM5c_2EvSNt91RE3yGLn6YDxnUiHPUxNLWq9RJrnVt3GOhjXAJOQduTV4ulI9T_TK50maqtoyAzl2m6doavaN97WoobJgVIfDbmHGg/w246-h400/meeting%20-%202.jpeg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Jill babysits two of Jenell's Ginny dolls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1jQNT5fi4Z9bZxsTrCHKRWFHwZAs1aM9wFvadNCgiclYg__p15hzKQGN8B41QH3KbbQITcjXphmS_Q5IP1Nnn4HLYg6FnnOZNM5niz-tk7QUHbnvZdisTlamwrHNvfi7Vf9uxsd2BsfJE8uhrMqwGipj9bm7btb5Y63h11YDRWSzdmW6eUecnYskk3YJ/s1800/meeting%20-%204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1685" data-original-width="1800" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1jQNT5fi4Z9bZxsTrCHKRWFHwZAs1aM9wFvadNCgiclYg__p15hzKQGN8B41QH3KbbQITcjXphmS_Q5IP1Nnn4HLYg6FnnOZNM5niz-tk7QUHbnvZdisTlamwrHNvfi7Vf9uxsd2BsfJE8uhrMqwGipj9bm7btb5Y63h11YDRWSzdmW6eUecnYskk3YJ/w400-h375/meeting%20-%204.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Jennie Southern Belle from 1943 to 1944.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhn7IHB-7mm-17W0krvSKBZp92wdTCW0F_MmyxEWBUhv0zOy6dcO5Au-Ko6xvi1pw4ysAPQMBsHAZvgAGr-1bDPhrEKx3PFZBYiKb5XA-vZXwur3htaosrVqqa_q9Y16lFlru1H9o48EVq2RewdGoqMbh9wOGofGmK4-zTqSEWU-1fglJqBkWQPdeAdFQ1/s1800/meeting%20-%203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhn7IHB-7mm-17W0krvSKBZp92wdTCW0F_MmyxEWBUhv0zOy6dcO5Au-Ko6xvi1pw4ysAPQMBsHAZvgAGr-1bDPhrEKx3PFZBYiKb5XA-vZXwur3htaosrVqqa_q9Y16lFlru1H9o48EVq2RewdGoqMbh9wOGofGmK4-zTqSEWU-1fglJqBkWQPdeAdFQ1/s320/meeting%20-%203.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This curly haired cutie from the 1950s is from Vogue's Crib Crowd. The Crib Crowd dolls use the standard Ginny head, but have curved baby legs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWB9-uD2XmjIodqnOkc94HVzpGyeq3qSnrI2DMEPjSRSDLTVQjHHL32hTJaLxOCwpuxi-e2A8oZjy2NuFPOt51UtENzcJEYA8TIE8m_giUKVU2ineY1hhyphenhyphennoRXXEobqC93ANmQemD7eixHgNmlyx6DXwVY7P6gQEchtcqVqQeyYOB3WXhpgggcQkB6pfD/s1800/meeting%20-%205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWB9-uD2XmjIodqnOkc94HVzpGyeq3qSnrI2DMEPjSRSDLTVQjHHL32hTJaLxOCwpuxi-e2A8oZjy2NuFPOt51UtENzcJEYA8TIE8m_giUKVU2ineY1hhyphenhyphennoRXXEobqC93ANmQemD7eixHgNmlyx6DXwVY7P6gQEchtcqVqQeyYOB3WXhpgggcQkB6pfD/w400-h266/meeting%20-%205.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Graves began by creating outfits and trousseaus for imported dolls, like this "Just Me," a googly-eyed character doll by the German maker Armand Marseille. This 9-inch tall example belongs to member Sharon Weintraub. Although the doll has her original dress, shoes, and socks, they do not carry the "Vogue" tag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTaUMHvYJQbr91_N2JBPNaBAlc852NESUJI4vG6Z6Beoqdyc1ePM4D-LKkRLLm4IepfOVYRurBvjtZUitnBeDRGYBzuCCGbY8wtjw70_vaO90fUkhnFU-AlS7Kv35g1BtDHW0MkvCmk-5i6ODa4Q-BbLR4nynyenmuWd_Tq1TB0vWDn6AQ6ls-7iEU59_/s3498/meeting%20-%2021.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3498" data-original-width="1825" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTaUMHvYJQbr91_N2JBPNaBAlc852NESUJI4vG6Z6Beoqdyc1ePM4D-LKkRLLm4IepfOVYRurBvjtZUitnBeDRGYBzuCCGbY8wtjw70_vaO90fUkhnFU-AlS7Kv35g1BtDHW0MkvCmk-5i6ODa4Q-BbLR4nynyenmuWd_Tq1TB0vWDn6AQ6ls-7iEU59_/w209-h400/meeting%20-%2021.jpeg" width="209" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-76848541413913410722023-10-01T15:32:00.004-05:002023-10-01T15:32:52.418-05:00No Doll Show on October 7th!<div style="text-align: center;">Some events websites have posted a listing stating that our club is having a doll show on October 7, 2023. We are NOT having a doll show. Some of these sites, to fill their calendars and attract readers and ad revenue, take past event listings, update them, and post them without authorization. We have tried to have these listings removed, but it is not easy. In some cases, there is no way to even contact the website. Again, there is NO doll show on October 7th.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIfqmPm8S09lyCJHO9fA6dH7qXEPiGSIrria8CtRSdJnLcLyhG2VYHKn-UQxtXQtDnpezrJYZCRWBSMfrtj8BNsVBnpAddT6M5PD-1VAkZel3Brs-KmRrZWdyWLhxHnOQW0jreBAoTgr0HU90RkMKDqtdsZGwN_0dNzMMfQ2LgZ-5A16WcXs-I0VIcmDV/s957/cry%20-%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIfqmPm8S09lyCJHO9fA6dH7qXEPiGSIrria8CtRSdJnLcLyhG2VYHKn-UQxtXQtDnpezrJYZCRWBSMfrtj8BNsVBnpAddT6M5PD-1VAkZel3Brs-KmRrZWdyWLhxHnOQW0jreBAoTgr0HU90RkMKDqtdsZGwN_0dNzMMfQ2LgZ-5A16WcXs-I0VIcmDV/w235-h400/cry%20-%201.jpeg" width="235" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-85033321938470875542023-09-30T18:55:00.002-05:002023-09-30T18:55:27.220-05:00September 10, 2023, Meeting<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Member </span><span style="text-align: center;">Elaine Jackson did a program on Edith Flack Ackley, an author </span><span style="text-align: center;">and doll artist.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> Elaine noted that cloth dolls were often the first dolls given to children. She said that from the 1920s through the 1940s, many stay-at-home mothers began making and selling cloth dolls. This was a thriving industry, but many of these dolls were later discarded after they became worn or dirty from play. During this era, Ackley published books with patterns and instructions for making puppets and dolls. </span><span style="text-align: center;">Elaine noted that in 1939, "Woman's Home Companion" magazine published doll patterns and other women's magazines followed suit, as well as offering kits.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKf7ngIhmt9G7QRPMPe5X9Z0ACcNSBxImbeJt8fIkYhAeBhYjJiwGViyd72vDM90cK8wO46Rr3zaPHF76q1zRHUeDDZzROYFQjzm_6bw60tqDjdvj9VTdX7QGkLYq3RWI7kxyu4if-HBdmVfz8XjKG0Xt3Zz5S3pFHbaia07ynZGgo5t8mDInWIp2Tqs/s1800/Meeting%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="1800" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKf7ngIhmt9G7QRPMPe5X9Z0ACcNSBxImbeJt8fIkYhAeBhYjJiwGViyd72vDM90cK8wO46Rr3zaPHF76q1zRHUeDDZzROYFQjzm_6bw60tqDjdvj9VTdX7QGkLYq3RWI7kxyu4if-HBdmVfz8XjKG0Xt3Zz5S3pFHbaia07ynZGgo5t8mDInWIp2Tqs/w400-h326/Meeting%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Elaine told the club that Ackley was born in 1887 and grew up in an artistic family. Her father owned a paint store and both her mother and sister wrote children's books. Ackley's first husband, Floyd Ackley, was a jewelry designer. Their daughter, Telka, was born in 1918. After Floyd died, Ackley needed a way to support herself and Telka. She had been making marionettes and putting on puppet shows for years, so in 1929 she published her first book, <u>Marionettes</u>. The book included patterns for making cloth puppets in a pocket in the back of the book, as well as plays. Ackley in the 1930s also made marionettes for store displays. In 1938, she published her second book, <u>Dolls to Make for Fun and Profit</u>, and the following year she published <u>A Doll Shop of Your Own</u>. Ackley also created paper dolls and greeting cards, as well as making and selling her own dolls. She created an estimated 3,500 over her career, but except for some very rare examples carrying a ribbon with her name, Ackley's dolls are not marked. Telka became and artist and illustrator, painting still life images that included her mother's dolls, and these paintings were used for creating greeting cards. Ackley died in 1970. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUr6Q9cXIRrrPyPmwNEUaW81gpHPE-nLsCbNST014Cz0BuCfeoU4UwWEeZX3cd_d2sREKk6EHQ9cn917rPDguaMma05u7E4vkJ9sGQToBbMGAw5iBJtTQa3PrqZtw5le0bYAwnmT6lQ_0LY-6AVUWUSaSn_b5NRpLjwVHEAgh_p3w-361gPA_W_eP0ksw/s1800/Meeting%20-%203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="1800" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUr6Q9cXIRrrPyPmwNEUaW81gpHPE-nLsCbNST014Cz0BuCfeoU4UwWEeZX3cd_d2sREKk6EHQ9cn917rPDguaMma05u7E4vkJ9sGQToBbMGAw5iBJtTQa3PrqZtw5le0bYAwnmT6lQ_0LY-6AVUWUSaSn_b5NRpLjwVHEAgh_p3w-361gPA_W_eP0ksw/s320/Meeting%20-%203.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">This is an example of a marionette made from an Ackley pattern.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJp0DmKD5DgDswzN4bacYJ97qOvHM30JtygIknX-EuDyyYqpDVfRgPZ3hlaQ0FaVOgqeTGI7MaBlRwAuOhUMVLC-8-t6yDy1620CXqBZ7DY9Jb3FOW94nG_MEicLDjZy8kWFIlPjPJBhAt8hAfJLOc-DNC9JtY3xVs2rTB3ci2AppF0BRrvGZYu8Qt4ak/s1800/Meeting%20-%2014.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="681" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJp0DmKD5DgDswzN4bacYJ97qOvHM30JtygIknX-EuDyyYqpDVfRgPZ3hlaQ0FaVOgqeTGI7MaBlRwAuOhUMVLC-8-t6yDy1620CXqBZ7DY9Jb3FOW94nG_MEicLDjZy8kWFIlPjPJBhAt8hAfJLOc-DNC9JtY3xVs2rTB3ci2AppF0BRrvGZYu8Qt4ak/w151-h400/Meeting%20-%2014.jpeg" width="151" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Elaine described some of the characteristics of a doll made using an Ackley pattern. The dolls had side seams and a flat face with embroidered eyes made with horizontal stitches and no nose. The toes of the feet pointed down unless they were stitched up and there were no fingers. The dolls were stuffed through the top of the head and Ackley recommended placing a stick or nail inside the head and neck to keep the head from flopping. The clothes were typically stitched closed, as Ackley did not mention buttons or snaps. Because these dolls were handmade by many different people, there are a lot of charming variations.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYmYA_RmDg5FXDXkvixyQT4RrIZhcf2Z8sroOW7mKHZc2b7V1Yf5L-TK8qqLSRFrWDeqF5kYNbuu0IIeZwvOakcInQcPocNtgoXiJgo0R_DvlA9GR8izDO4VPtlqA0_i7wXWwJoVvGNujCKET7TMTEPi7Un7aEAPYPxB3SZ-4kE-h5CDF8m_DSsuu5zI/s1800/Meeting%20-%2015.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1162" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYmYA_RmDg5FXDXkvixyQT4RrIZhcf2Z8sroOW7mKHZc2b7V1Yf5L-TK8qqLSRFrWDeqF5kYNbuu0IIeZwvOakcInQcPocNtgoXiJgo0R_DvlA9GR8izDO4VPtlqA0_i7wXWwJoVvGNujCKET7TMTEPi7Un7aEAPYPxB3SZ-4kE-h5CDF8m_DSsuu5zI/w259-h400/Meeting%20-%2015.jpeg" width="259" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguthH_VOgj9gcO55tVelSLhu-UtW8l-HtJ-W0KCGQrtJPElOSa9bNddAQg6z0BYBxVDc-TUbhUtRM1bU64ltDMsxonQZXXkJnJ6Z4fFT5NKD9uL205FlRMbMhKoP7Vua5REp28R-FhzX8w5JLOcSBZlhLDHdtxzmdAVeTaw-mpy3ozvzgAqHXyC5_Ak3Mm/s1800/Meeting%20-%2022.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The circus-print fabric for his outfit is from a 1940s crib pad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0bLto5qs-S6oJpQsYKFuzs3RdZXqhz04tN1Mb8_88CUDIi88xmFCvK4BPFTlEZ0bjh4lD70OiBL10GmIo92djH-CCC-gdoMJ5rA8Y27sLRu9aOnopwSwWG49TVhrAIr2yE6xJkPWR6H7Z7M30ekg-qfXf8N-JTUzw8QP3nC2LQbRZPO_7vLT-wn2k88/s1800/Meeting%20-%2023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="798" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0bLto5qs-S6oJpQsYKFuzs3RdZXqhz04tN1Mb8_88CUDIi88xmFCvK4BPFTlEZ0bjh4lD70OiBL10GmIo92djH-CCC-gdoMJ5rA8Y27sLRu9aOnopwSwWG49TVhrAIr2yE6xJkPWR6H7Z7M30ekg-qfXf8N-JTUzw8QP3nC2LQbRZPO_7vLT-wn2k88/w178-h400/Meeting%20-%2023.jpeg" width="178" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This doll was made by dolly artist Lucy Geist in New York, who used Ackley patterns to create her own dolls. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUwfxsMHaV7f02u2A-Y0x-lNxFFpoDY0riB4mqf03CdoaKZGKKKSQiIOVTAM_Oix3QaCrEXbYPLFafu38eDaVBBwqJ0j6BBc4TU-6B_fBLemKh507VkVL95YSSg78Eb3zQVluEG9k4BXZQDxNc0EH1dBJlZjjTyad_AAzSohs5R6B27Rkr3DobtJcBqM/s1800/Meeting%20-%2017.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="904" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUwfxsMHaV7f02u2A-Y0x-lNxFFpoDY0riB4mqf03CdoaKZGKKKSQiIOVTAM_Oix3QaCrEXbYPLFafu38eDaVBBwqJ0j6BBc4TU-6B_fBLemKh507VkVL95YSSg78Eb3zQVluEG9k4BXZQDxNc0EH1dBJlZjjTyad_AAzSohs5R6B27Rkr3DobtJcBqM/w201-h400/Meeting%20-%2017.jpeg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Sylvia McDonald displayed dolls made by her and her family members. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJw_3RqnOKmoYbR1EBlGRR2ryvT7OEQk3midtiUYg4QpuJ3cu-i33tPYftETVBo13bB6_Q4r0QOFQ4QswfNStZCNf0LYF5V7pOH62qkt4dTwL1KhDdIDvPfbLyWgZJU9jKT8jpgeFx8g9OKYjjZxO-kLzklGpFpV3iTkrS4nkZjPQ8qCsL2QDGwOij34/s1800/Meeting%20-%206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1667" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJw_3RqnOKmoYbR1EBlGRR2ryvT7OEQk3midtiUYg4QpuJ3cu-i33tPYftETVBo13bB6_Q4r0QOFQ4QswfNStZCNf0LYF5V7pOH62qkt4dTwL1KhDdIDvPfbLyWgZJU9jKT8jpgeFx8g9OKYjjZxO-kLzklGpFpV3iTkrS4nkZjPQ8qCsL2QDGwOij34/w370-h400/Meeting%20-%206.jpeg" width="370" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This doll was made by her great-aunt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1nzF-4KPIXJA2PWs0RHdq2K6Op5d7CWEeYy0r6o5RLSUTdyduJg_wLUslH70C52gQ_S2TTMTXl-85VTXMuqljWyK20MZSwgQvoTH9KfkqGGbUJXRDLwQqo83xqn-4N6lxB4oDvqTvs1W5k_U1JxBJBPYK5q1hmtuVXcZY6lvSx3hGrtU03-0YPpBWL8/s1800/Meeting%20-%209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1335" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1nzF-4KPIXJA2PWs0RHdq2K6Op5d7CWEeYy0r6o5RLSUTdyduJg_wLUslH70C52gQ_S2TTMTXl-85VTXMuqljWyK20MZSwgQvoTH9KfkqGGbUJXRDLwQqo83xqn-4N6lxB4oDvqTvs1W5k_U1JxBJBPYK5q1hmtuVXcZY6lvSx3hGrtU03-0YPpBWL8/w296-h400/Meeting%20-%209.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jenell shared this cloth doll from the 1940s. She has an expressive face and stitched fingers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaV8dmm3FP3ZTtHOAGVfYNOFS3eDF-Z97hY8qQHGLYYpalCcCXqH_OwocjsE99cFMoqesRmreV27sX0m2fZPWLWDGkdFbQ-oHWmzZb4S4b_66yHYHhUlMNAi3Ga5_oyFG-UIJo2SXmA95GpwpmGU8ntN-UmqJL5EEiTQ9J3u9UaxWhfHlEWDUoB3hDd8g/s1800/Meeting%20-%2011.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="911" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaV8dmm3FP3ZTtHOAGVfYNOFS3eDF-Z97hY8qQHGLYYpalCcCXqH_OwocjsE99cFMoqesRmreV27sX0m2fZPWLWDGkdFbQ-oHWmzZb4S4b_66yHYHhUlMNAi3Ga5_oyFG-UIJo2SXmA95GpwpmGU8ntN-UmqJL5EEiTQ9J3u9UaxWhfHlEWDUoB3hDd8g/w203-h400/Meeting%20-%2011.jpeg" width="203" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Kenneth Reeves displayed this cute cloth doll by the Canadian company of Bamboletta. He said that the Waldorf-style dolls is handmade of natural materials. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfK4MCNOcRJUM8JTTmILWvAClaOfgOlkym5p3j-CMtSwxhIm6Mfy0AhXCa0GwhJAoj5jsF3OSWRueAQ7VMsI-noLoOhfX60lZV4_c4Cjd0C887tg2Zgzk6c0umaDFlJPnoxHoTDH7k-FabSze9fu1ivPBaqWkC0cq6r2gN_Rp8lB0GVNm2ZXOazwZOB1M/s1800/Meeting%20-%2025.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfK4MCNOcRJUM8JTTmILWvAClaOfgOlkym5p3j-CMtSwxhIm6Mfy0AhXCa0GwhJAoj5jsF3OSWRueAQ7VMsI-noLoOhfX60lZV4_c4Cjd0C887tg2Zgzk6c0umaDFlJPnoxHoTDH7k-FabSze9fu1ivPBaqWkC0cq6r2gN_Rp8lB0GVNm2ZXOazwZOB1M/s320/Meeting%20-%2025.jpeg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Myrna Loesch brought this cloth doll by doll artist Susan Fosnot that was made as a souvenir doll for the 2014 United Federation of Doll Clubs convention.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxuhsqL5GKr49uym_2m6WyQXjMeA1QjFJw8VlwOLTMFJwKs-1Vuf07hKnn4J30A4RnwFpQnD49hyphenhyphenpmmNHaJBXgWtzxmSg1Bw0-sShyphenhyphenLqW0RJukKKhTXM5sSthuPgTQ90ENnSr9I4Qdr8KKBH929ks2-3mH6_7OX6FYBG2O2rTB1JGQUiGheopGQplNm4/s1800/Meeting%20-%2012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1712" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxuhsqL5GKr49uym_2m6WyQXjMeA1QjFJw8VlwOLTMFJwKs-1Vuf07hKnn4J30A4RnwFpQnD49hyphenhyphenpmmNHaJBXgWtzxmSg1Bw0-sShyphenhyphenLqW0RJukKKhTXM5sSthuPgTQ90ENnSr9I4Qdr8KKBH929ks2-3mH6_7OX6FYBG2O2rTB1JGQUiGheopGQplNm4/w380-h400/Meeting%20-%2012.jpeg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Nancy Countryman shared a wide variety of cloth dolls from her collection, including two original Cabbage Patch dolls, Bevo, the University of Texas longhorn mascot, and</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdz8mHTzLvvZ074LdDyqjABfleOdN-qc_72GsIyxA1r1vnyKHYmEdUCuO6V34sYJi2NWK0NH4bQ2qpnS8r6fAK6Iw43E5XVU6uV0afdh7U3GzQPqeEsgg2QOJ_T3ZhThtyzbymCZRyclHsqT-ItDmLQ-5XJ-GxInut6DSMnbrXYxsaOo-e94V-RZQsV44/s1800/Meeting%20-%205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="1800" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdz8mHTzLvvZ074LdDyqjABfleOdN-qc_72GsIyxA1r1vnyKHYmEdUCuO6V34sYJi2NWK0NH4bQ2qpnS8r6fAK6Iw43E5XVU6uV0afdh7U3GzQPqeEsgg2QOJ_T3ZhThtyzbymCZRyclHsqT-ItDmLQ-5XJ-GxInut6DSMnbrXYxsaOo-e94V-RZQsV44/s320/Meeting%20-%205.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miss Piggy of Muppets fame</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8y7ZEf2blpj-jKS2TXfoUy-jNEIdy3QxtvU3sxvf1tnj9Zfrq2vhsLyOVgatSY_QZ_G-YqtfdAZh-GJd7cX9-CJ-b9jZmL53YDldxGmF2t4rxERJuwrEPGK2bK8X2gbiOK1vqxsE6p7wPCIkhjMrNj6rXgS7AsaLPBDeHs_IUprGM6oCrmpb07UgKyWQ/s1800/Meeting%20-%208.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="916" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8y7ZEf2blpj-jKS2TXfoUy-jNEIdy3QxtvU3sxvf1tnj9Zfrq2vhsLyOVgatSY_QZ_G-YqtfdAZh-GJd7cX9-CJ-b9jZmL53YDldxGmF2t4rxERJuwrEPGK2bK8X2gbiOK1vqxsE6p7wPCIkhjMrNj6rXgS7AsaLPBDeHs_IUprGM6oCrmpb07UgKyWQ/w204-h400/Meeting%20-%208.jpeg" width="204" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-78432397667088439422023-07-31T00:14:00.004-05:002023-10-31T11:27:37.271-05:00July 9, 2023, Meeting<p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Member Elaine McNally did a program on so-called Motschmann or taufling dolls. She explained that although they are called different names by collectors and come in a variety of materials and styles, what the dolls have in common are a solid chest and pelvis connected by fabric, often covering a squeaker or voice box, and cloth inserts at the shoulders and thighs, giving the dolls the floppiness of an infant. Some dolls may also have swivel necks and jointed wrists and ankles. Elaine said that these dolls were inspired by a type of Japanese play doll called ichimatsu, which has the same "floating" limbs. In 1853, American Commodore Mathew Perry sailed into Tokyo harbor to re-establish trade and contact with Japanese, who had closed off their country to most foreigners. Among the artifacts brought back by Perry were Japanese dolls. German companies began manufacturing dolls with similar bodies in papier mache, sometimes with a wax coating, and china. The dolls often resembled babies with round bald heads, sometimes with little tufts of hair painted by their ears, hence the name "taufling," meaning a very young infant. However, dolls also were made with hairstyles or features associated with older children. Christoph Motschmann patented a voice box that was used in many of these dolls; an early collector seeing the Motschmann name on one such doll mistakenly thought Motchmann had made the doll, when in fact he had simply designed the voice box. The tallest standing doll is an antique, while the two other standing dolls are creations by Elaine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hGMuosTK7RGac7iETk2iJPNLzl42j2cRhaTwMJIqxLGPrdb8ZvNBKoEIoOMGHRGV4RPJNabGg6Nq9FnXGzBfIpPE7WcGaL2oYYssSbsPvDQliB7iDD0nKWpZSZxyuhp0RAyR6icvskStf1BuVk294wNtcfSy60com0leReaeOG8XNgdrvFNd7BW3Hv9K/s1800/meeting%20-%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1606" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hGMuosTK7RGac7iETk2iJPNLzl42j2cRhaTwMJIqxLGPrdb8ZvNBKoEIoOMGHRGV4RPJNabGg6Nq9FnXGzBfIpPE7WcGaL2oYYssSbsPvDQliB7iDD0nKWpZSZxyuhp0RAyR6icvskStf1BuVk294wNtcfSy60com0leReaeOG8XNgdrvFNd7BW3Hv9K/w358-h400/meeting%20-%202.jpeg" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This doll with molded hair was a gift to Elaine from a friend. It is papier mache with a wax coating.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiUeTGcs4il1T1WuD-kDRhWfAR-0IdGckTyvbp0w3zt3pPGSzHCpMUpvG2xS4xXjH2_8YJKTCKBwRAcre6ivReBOn5SsWyV-XJ24mITOthzZNiYSuBUpbZNquF6V_Yz4IvXHSyMcER1HaFwPXMCZ1ldlsAJjieedLmfKKMSbyAjC3pvThTvUkGfqX0Ntz/s3181/meeting%20-%203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1579" data-original-width="3181" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiUeTGcs4il1T1WuD-kDRhWfAR-0IdGckTyvbp0w3zt3pPGSzHCpMUpvG2xS4xXjH2_8YJKTCKBwRAcre6ivReBOn5SsWyV-XJ24mITOthzZNiYSuBUpbZNquF6V_Yz4IvXHSyMcER1HaFwPXMCZ1ldlsAJjieedLmfKKMSbyAjC3pvThTvUkGfqX0Ntz/w400-h199/meeting%20-%203.jpeg" width="400" /></a>'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tallest doll with a curly mohair wig has a voice box operated by a pull string and clearly cries "Papa." Standing in front of this doll is a traditional Japanese ichimatsu doll. The little doll next to her is wax over papier mache and wears her original clothing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDBr_dd2czCxJoAkDkDg0W4wW9zbj03dRG_kM48zhDSSLky-e_ZC7EYioGOkffLt-MgoN78wnzOaY-ZlyHZGzvJkbK83pwb2m2p_INhJSLuu1rTBpbZI8wJL0Di5sWHkoZ2QL94KS2gAoytZ-Gs_q0HX4uMPtUjowYyE6moT5oHAKK8QZn6SLAzhZRGJf/s4260/meeting%20-%204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4260" data-original-width="3352" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDBr_dd2czCxJoAkDkDg0W4wW9zbj03dRG_kM48zhDSSLky-e_ZC7EYioGOkffLt-MgoN78wnzOaY-ZlyHZGzvJkbK83pwb2m2p_INhJSLuu1rTBpbZI8wJL0Di5sWHkoZ2QL94KS2gAoytZ-Gs_q0HX4uMPtUjowYyE6moT5oHAKK8QZn6SLAzhZRGJf/w315-h400/meeting%20-%204.jpeg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Sharon Weintraub displayed these two Japanese ichimatsu dolls. The lady doll is unusual because most ichmatsu resemble young boys or girls and the child doll has a bisque head, rather than the traditional head with a complexion made of gofun, a smooth white coating made from crushed oyster shells. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpP-qt5pg7RDaVuFOIsjJ1zufltv4MhHxQhIBsOzrWPN2vbvogNN-GQHlRi5hVALZAZJaWHc17bKmuicOJC1frSZzO-3PtOUsrxALgIhINafcCWOXHXtFknDxpS_MT8kWYr6GReVzlO5IHRXJk0q7eTFYWC4JFswz034a2SIynYU1qepTGbD0te-JtGjH3/s2554/meeting%20-%205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2554" data-original-width="2104" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpP-qt5pg7RDaVuFOIsjJ1zufltv4MhHxQhIBsOzrWPN2vbvogNN-GQHlRi5hVALZAZJaWHc17bKmuicOJC1frSZzO-3PtOUsrxALgIhINafcCWOXHXtFknDxpS_MT8kWYr6GReVzlO5IHRXJk0q7eTFYWC4JFswz034a2SIynYU1qepTGbD0te-JtGjH3/w330-h400/meeting%20-%205.jpeg" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sharon also shared this scarce china version with inset glass eyes. Although unmarked, the head resembles the rare glass-eyed china head dolls made by the German company of Kloster Veilsdorf. This poor little guy is waiting to be restored, but the squeak box in his torso still works. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWIinsdeXi9KdJ25Vipl26KbSvITUfVtCCWV045Nz2IL4aan98sh-S8NMmRrqv9PA9kj6FvIhKWA3pIKcjI3kORtKLLWkRl3Be_8sbd6RI0X43MViDwtoRfs4dFps4wA1raYjRTj0W0ZtyN-A8XDP2CFtX2YUT_CKnQUgDLqkor3Oyp6crn_uNbCQEIMZ/s2307/meeting%20-%206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2224" data-original-width="2307" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWIinsdeXi9KdJ25Vipl26KbSvITUfVtCCWV045Nz2IL4aan98sh-S8NMmRrqv9PA9kj6FvIhKWA3pIKcjI3kORtKLLWkRl3Be_8sbd6RI0X43MViDwtoRfs4dFps4wA1raYjRTj0W0ZtyN-A8XDP2CFtX2YUT_CKnQUgDLqkor3Oyp6crn_uNbCQEIMZ/w400-h385/meeting%20-%206.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Elaine Jackson brought this example with sleeping eyes. She has a squeaker, but lacks floating hands or feet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFsFSYFamw2_wqE1KvwrV4l03JwmyHyF6SOKIWSFC5gBHxI2gvebc_VVrEsw0CFdEsHYfrNmSRu02BSidQBrr4f5sNU9BhIfLXbg8qtZM5oC8B7Bjfx1MJ736Zo6nw1L2rlAC6K0QT6y7otbRObCahCoGLqteCW0UDiuM5qwfqfuP7cEn0u5bcRFWsik5/s4093/meeting%20-%207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4093" data-original-width="2195" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFsFSYFamw2_wqE1KvwrV4l03JwmyHyF6SOKIWSFC5gBHxI2gvebc_VVrEsw0CFdEsHYfrNmSRu02BSidQBrr4f5sNU9BhIfLXbg8qtZM5oC8B7Bjfx1MJ736Zo6nw1L2rlAC6K0QT6y7otbRObCahCoGLqteCW0UDiuM5qwfqfuP7cEn0u5bcRFWsik5/w215-h400/meeting%20-%207.jpeg" width="215" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Member Pam Harding displayed this beautiful Bye-lo baby. She said that she had wanted one for a long time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGC-xl_7G2weqKW6DCWmZlTj0p5GYQY0LM_cK0nN9kqxbs6BK4Fgs2MmsJChgKl6ofOH2MHS5kzGHqKR4vpyDn7IJIyKJTBzHy4NFAUN-FGROGVT93y-jYi3UNIH9yzhLPThFxUwB1RJXl_d9H6APlNQgHQs6CdpxXSmpza8u-BGPRCnHKqWwx3bMQUzg9/s3197/meeting%20-%208.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2637" data-original-width="3197" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGC-xl_7G2weqKW6DCWmZlTj0p5GYQY0LM_cK0nN9kqxbs6BK4Fgs2MmsJChgKl6ofOH2MHS5kzGHqKR4vpyDn7IJIyKJTBzHy4NFAUN-FGROGVT93y-jYi3UNIH9yzhLPThFxUwB1RJXl_d9H6APlNQgHQs6CdpxXSmpza8u-BGPRCnHKqWwx3bMQUzg9/w400-h330/meeting%20-%208.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She also shared this stockinette doll with large painted eyes made in 1976. The doll is supposed to represent Betsy Ross.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-Ro72U05X_yDXTsQWDXemKnZZ5seopCU7gTU6lfsLJHUBdXzD5ompnB5htgC9qwGceOIHcofvebBlaN1E8XhYm6gAgw2aKMky-CWH846lVT5ThgCGgRZGdCQIT7qdB9njLw2u5k3juIXBq3CrvbQYdcxN7q3IVO4kMqsZn_nc2ziMPnXf0gDY5NDSSl5/s4182/meeting%20-%209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4182" data-original-width="2294" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-Ro72U05X_yDXTsQWDXemKnZZ5seopCU7gTU6lfsLJHUBdXzD5ompnB5htgC9qwGceOIHcofvebBlaN1E8XhYm6gAgw2aKMky-CWH846lVT5ThgCGgRZGdCQIT7qdB9njLw2u5k3juIXBq3CrvbQYdcxN7q3IVO4kMqsZn_nc2ziMPnXf0gDY5NDSSl5/w220-h400/meeting%20-%209.jpeg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Jan Irsfeld told the club how she found, restored, and dressed this lovely Cissy doll by Madame Alexander. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Zx-M7vIlJDCxpPXA9zkXNexjDnjAfIJ_KbWfsyVgeyL2-2ZpGeoeYSPzE5lFt5RWTOQH52KWkv_Y7WatdJjWYl4w_Av45vE2-fFS58zs1_WBqI1iUYxpo9omRhpQEhJftzMawqeOoerVL8iT6qO0VLB2xgHadeGDHQ-juX-kJnghRwUwmNvlQjVBo2Ep/s3102/meeting%20-%2010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3102" data-original-width="1928" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Zx-M7vIlJDCxpPXA9zkXNexjDnjAfIJ_KbWfsyVgeyL2-2ZpGeoeYSPzE5lFt5RWTOQH52KWkv_Y7WatdJjWYl4w_Av45vE2-fFS58zs1_WBqI1iUYxpo9omRhpQEhJftzMawqeOoerVL8iT6qO0VLB2xgHadeGDHQ-juX-kJnghRwUwmNvlQjVBo2Ep/w249-h400/meeting%20-%2010.jpeg" width="249" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-17391370985201421022023-07-25T12:41:00.002-05:002023-07-25T12:43:56.350-05:00Here Comes the Bride. . . Again<div style="text-align: center;">Member Kenneth Reeves was unable to attend the June meeting and participate in the bridal-themed program, but he wanted to share pictures of this blushing bride from his collection. She is a 15-inch tall Vogue Miss Ginny, produced in this bridal gown between 1972 and 1974. Kenneth says that she appears to still have all the original components of her outfit, including underwear, nylons, and petticoat, but that he added a new petticoat to give her gown a fuller appearance, as well as the colorful bouquet.</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4SkhMN6zZ9oeNA6r1oRY4pvbfDh5BFSdSLORPnTjWPpykC0tdR9Z9hsS59VUH7hplxbOAphYGgrnEVPN5RV0DeE81ppOqvF9Xbg2zm8qliVlaRbcgyyaeFt1ee4g7qR3r3mv5BMVXwEfZG7TSikxZK1TszE5ylfuWHeJgoCmblnLgt0O40Y7r9RsHb-J/s1800/PXL_20230306_012513823%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1355" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4SkhMN6zZ9oeNA6r1oRY4pvbfDh5BFSdSLORPnTjWPpykC0tdR9Z9hsS59VUH7hplxbOAphYGgrnEVPN5RV0DeE81ppOqvF9Xbg2zm8qliVlaRbcgyyaeFt1ee4g7qR3r3mv5BMVXwEfZG7TSikxZK1TszE5ylfuWHeJgoCmblnLgt0O40Y7r9RsHb-J/w301-h400/PXL_20230306_012513823%20copy.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhd6VZ6_Mb_rKgISa-KIBOhpoive1wJXrEiSay8NAzRqjYiweC9VpjTDT3zvFKBLoUye1ueH5k-o6xvpT-Moeg3GE1js9Ly06JnZkjIB2gRJpq8_pJ_PYpvHfIUvak_Mj965GN_fvGW0WFGB-PZn0TyVkrDU2z6sfGeQmLgFDPlpl6uoXezbXWzbfPH_8J/s1800/bride.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1355" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhd6VZ6_Mb_rKgISa-KIBOhpoive1wJXrEiSay8NAzRqjYiweC9VpjTDT3zvFKBLoUye1ueH5k-o6xvpT-Moeg3GE1js9Ly06JnZkjIB2gRJpq8_pJ_PYpvHfIUvak_Mj965GN_fvGW0WFGB-PZn0TyVkrDU2z6sfGeQmLgFDPlpl6uoXezbXWzbfPH_8J/w301-h400/bride.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><p></p>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-9381906999568360292023-07-01T18:39:00.006-05:002023-07-02T10:09:51.903-05:00June 11, 2023, Meeting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The theme of the June meeting was "Brides," and member Myrna Loesch provided this beautiful (and delicious) wedding cake for the refreshment table. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8QyHwC5czVPRgSQ42mLDw9Kqn151gRZw4rDYkUQlOVezFLRV9nkDitruOPqBt3qURyZTX2lLGdcCpUar24MFsz-bM-gtGSPQ1GX5jeu6FhOqROmhrIg_Q-r9GxMiNegeiDGdWfSnwWQECfXPLLaBFIy_sUKpvzI3eY2UKzUl_qOzWwKbfCVGAbotAl1v/s1800/Meeting%20-%2032.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1309" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8QyHwC5czVPRgSQ42mLDw9Kqn151gRZw4rDYkUQlOVezFLRV9nkDitruOPqBt3qURyZTX2lLGdcCpUar24MFsz-bM-gtGSPQ1GX5jeu6FhOqROmhrIg_Q-r9GxMiNegeiDGdWfSnwWQECfXPLLaBFIy_sUKpvzI3eY2UKzUl_qOzWwKbfCVGAbotAl1v/w291-h400/Meeting%20-%2032.JPG" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Jan Irsfeld did a program on bridal fashion, with dolls from her collection of Madame Alexander Cissys modeling her beautiful hand-tailored bridal gowns. Jan explained that she keeps scrapbooks of pictures and articles from fashion magazines featuring outfits she finds beautiful or intriguing and uses these to inspire her own creations. Some of the dolls were dressed in outfits she had made for a 1987 Las Vegas exhibit of bridal fashions from around the world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHVuAce9XXCXd4EZZKrvVaFdGI0oNIlrEr8oOi1tS0ACOuEzTbysNTppUHNBM3xfqFCXpErqFmVeg7YaYgbl4iYgmw3eqTAANu8I97zdzVnpoY17GcYjxk_rrHUGQmAOuHFjGdBEpkZI8tFip1c4ka1kiCvK7aDF7COX55OybzkgPkV-DO1E9XbQWUwIN/s1800/Meeting%20-%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1663" data-original-width="1800" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHVuAce9XXCXd4EZZKrvVaFdGI0oNIlrEr8oOi1tS0ACOuEzTbysNTppUHNBM3xfqFCXpErqFmVeg7YaYgbl4iYgmw3eqTAANu8I97zdzVnpoY17GcYjxk_rrHUGQmAOuHFjGdBEpkZI8tFip1c4ka1kiCvK7aDF7COX55OybzkgPkV-DO1E9XbQWUwIN/w400-h370/Meeting%20-%203.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Queen Elizabeth the First of England stated that she could not wed because she was married to England. Jan accordingly dressed Good Queen Bess as an Elizabethan bride.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MaAfqcHDWPVqv3X4gyhvRfAiN7sK7UU3Oyt6bQeEtkqxz7v0Obc5hny5NJxAbZ_PsjTymgPQ7VZ88KSq-4qZlB4X92jwIrFZ4Gryh87LSlwPOHRoKB2Az_R-qs91uouYHu_4Vv3VDM7Umw9iFXDhHPXklABqgFk7idi2oeHQ7eAUyR-KdwbBk15oFhSQ/s1800/Meeting%20-%206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1137" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MaAfqcHDWPVqv3X4gyhvRfAiN7sK7UU3Oyt6bQeEtkqxz7v0Obc5hny5NJxAbZ_PsjTymgPQ7VZ88KSq-4qZlB4X92jwIrFZ4Gryh87LSlwPOHRoKB2Az_R-qs91uouYHu_4Vv3VDM7Umw9iFXDhHPXklABqgFk7idi2oeHQ7eAUyR-KdwbBk15oFhSQ/w253-h400/Meeting%20-%206.JPG" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This torso gown shows how a bride might have appeared in 1955.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfc-CDuKSb6njaH3FieadFXChvYaVUShx3ni_RO2Rt6b-sJazhLPDqsoUgBrzZ2bsenrpW1qjZMXjcSHhchT7I-eJ68IBLV76TwB4z5mdbumGU0NdSCy1OCRo_qv1x1JIVgOKYhr_OOOqu-afdnHz2qf33Cpq236wh6WiKPWtA_x-si7GC_aHyARjRPlQo/s1800/Meeting%20-%207.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1189" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfc-CDuKSb6njaH3FieadFXChvYaVUShx3ni_RO2Rt6b-sJazhLPDqsoUgBrzZ2bsenrpW1qjZMXjcSHhchT7I-eJ68IBLV76TwB4z5mdbumGU0NdSCy1OCRo_qv1x1JIVgOKYhr_OOOqu-afdnHz2qf33Cpq236wh6WiKPWtA_x-si7GC_aHyARjRPlQo/w264-h400/Meeting%20-%207.JPG" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These two dolls appeared in the Las Vegas display. They model bridal fashions from Africa and Japan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzElMfzDMhuyyApxe3krwK5bJXEDn1BZGC0cOPdpnh9zps-Ofl3jABBo2b6GwnEUMKokeyxdMjUpC1DuL3yvCRROswch9wS0WbwhWdb-WEBj9GRwfh72pn9nlVj4-djH_Gs7O7ahOkarX7CCgn3TqLwDAFggPdEftmwDnC0LWF7CHP9CzAghnB3d8BIR7/s1800/Meeting%20-%205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1688" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzElMfzDMhuyyApxe3krwK5bJXEDn1BZGC0cOPdpnh9zps-Ofl3jABBo2b6GwnEUMKokeyxdMjUpC1DuL3yvCRROswch9wS0WbwhWdb-WEBj9GRwfh72pn9nlVj4-djH_Gs7O7ahOkarX7CCgn3TqLwDAFggPdEftmwDnC0LWF7CHP9CzAghnB3d8BIR7/w375-h400/Meeting%20-%205.JPG" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Cissy represents a French bride in floral lace finery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZM7mYWAtc-oT6tvRZw-CiIk71AoST7L8j68DnXK8Ig5y2WXNub6ViJ4G1dpFz4hQg7yIKJZBal3TB9KbbTJdzS7Hm2jFQwDerq_nIUEJoKJA_giZKTZHd0YF-GHkcgqMVJOyMxU2RfXa2xvDATO1sCejwweL3Xmywapao2vl1xlT0rbB8ShckDxRYMA3W/s1800/Meeting%20-%208.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1097" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZM7mYWAtc-oT6tvRZw-CiIk71AoST7L8j68DnXK8Ig5y2WXNub6ViJ4G1dpFz4hQg7yIKJZBal3TB9KbbTJdzS7Hm2jFQwDerq_nIUEJoKJA_giZKTZHd0YF-GHkcgqMVJOyMxU2RfXa2xvDATO1sCejwweL3Xmywapao2vl1xlT0rbB8ShckDxRYMA3W/w244-h400/Meeting%20-%208.JPG" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The blond bride represents England while the belle with bare shoulders models Jan's interpretation of a 1992 bridal gown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_nVf2LVlcwKoWVjTpLS3_SE5FLdRSE0QuRuGdQ1MVSr2_GLIJ6gCB7Pnkb7RdVIPE-sarePKQM7ulqfYDSUzw7wgnXP5BgGPILgrfLtj5YeM7nYoPKU96R7Wo8Kh4hGo2-EZEc-cPUDTMS5S-RwY3VdEaDHBm-1oNSd3smyhvW46UzLqZiV8eLRW3iNZ/s1800/Meeting%20-%2010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_nVf2LVlcwKoWVjTpLS3_SE5FLdRSE0QuRuGdQ1MVSr2_GLIJ6gCB7Pnkb7RdVIPE-sarePKQM7ulqfYDSUzw7wgnXP5BgGPILgrfLtj5YeM7nYoPKU96R7Wo8Kh4hGo2-EZEc-cPUDTMS5S-RwY3VdEaDHBm-1oNSd3smyhvW46UzLqZiV8eLRW3iNZ/s320/Meeting%20-%2010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two more international brides. The Spanish bride wears a black lace mantilla and a dress adorned with embroidered flowers. Next to her is a bride from Shanghai, who also holds the dress that she will don for the post-wedding reception.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpVf9zhmF_v5G4MxHKQvN6IQBi117GvEjptsDnlegaBi9wRCLEMyDzyKsT8ohdVODqcyV_N5KjPQ8nHXSzIsT9tVTDxLBeeIoTS_uaRhXE_7HbHBFprNAbhO7NTjjkWJ8jhAKONwk-QaMKGwpHAvfh4mXsGgxRv0MTbk0Vxp0Cbu4ZNEBsmE_F0jT_-l7/s1800/Meeting%20-%209.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1756" data-original-width="1800" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpVf9zhmF_v5G4MxHKQvN6IQBi117GvEjptsDnlegaBi9wRCLEMyDzyKsT8ohdVODqcyV_N5KjPQ8nHXSzIsT9tVTDxLBeeIoTS_uaRhXE_7HbHBFprNAbhO7NTjjkWJ8jhAKONwk-QaMKGwpHAvfh4mXsGgxRv0MTbk0Vxp0Cbu4ZNEBsmE_F0jT_-l7/w400-h390/Meeting%20-%209.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This bride from Mexico is bedecked with bright ribbons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ayFfBsJNlVU3KJsub9lL3fNnaXGOJYE94Ccx4CFaDJ5aM8ZRUheWMmEcDgURaDm5bqm4cU5zvYqV2qkGmAo5ULoN0ZTa1oV8eqGMk3j4yA1k3C_AacoOXoIWG908pgweIFQpl3OUIMr7qBgErMfvggX277thpP20chihstQAF2BhQgDQ9ypvrmSDFF1X/s1800/Meeting%20-%2011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1148" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ayFfBsJNlVU3KJsub9lL3fNnaXGOJYE94Ccx4CFaDJ5aM8ZRUheWMmEcDgURaDm5bqm4cU5zvYqV2qkGmAo5ULoN0ZTa1oV8eqGMk3j4yA1k3C_AacoOXoIWG908pgweIFQpl3OUIMr7qBgErMfvggX277thpP20chihstQAF2BhQgDQ9ypvrmSDFF1X/w255-h400/Meeting%20-%2011.JPG" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bride with the wide-tiered bodice models a version of a gown from 2015. The other Cissy wears a dress in the style of 1957. Jan hand painted each flower on her wide lace skirt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQal8XPzE4G3MAWuMEQhS1P0gd7W2BmWq9Ewdy_Nzf1qIuQ5lv7VR00drLkal8is87CTQLfd_oY60PMTl1KO_RKYvv6pfNTVFv4UNJxU9JJQAFkY73Rrh-00LPDVK8DNYXajnN1PS8YINit1psDkgf0LxCIBJpjlB681OB-FdWvFYqxHG9Y5aPLLVa2ju/s1800/Meeting%20-%2012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1794" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQal8XPzE4G3MAWuMEQhS1P0gd7W2BmWq9Ewdy_Nzf1qIuQ5lv7VR00drLkal8is87CTQLfd_oY60PMTl1KO_RKYvv6pfNTVFv4UNJxU9JJQAFkY73Rrh-00LPDVK8DNYXajnN1PS8YINit1psDkgf0LxCIBJpjlB681OB-FdWvFYqxHG9Y5aPLLVa2ju/w399-h400/Meeting%20-%2012.JPG" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A bead-encrusted bridal gown made by Jan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCapvIJsfQDGYjb9l1X7yd3-IXR60mF7_8WF7tNkoH_jBAE8mR3hWmOfoT4mfi7_k27ivi6h2xHVzFkpEdQmsBQCYdVJ4CJxJfPlDI1AQ74qfPOt-cYiYbjjrjKgTAcxAcEdeR1uBsDiseLaZjmRbbTQ3Qz08U0XmjATHnlkYv1JObldS3sqwpGBO0bKk9/s1800/Meeting%20-%204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="895" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCapvIJsfQDGYjb9l1X7yd3-IXR60mF7_8WF7tNkoH_jBAE8mR3hWmOfoT4mfi7_k27ivi6h2xHVzFkpEdQmsBQCYdVJ4CJxJfPlDI1AQ74qfPOt-cYiYbjjrjKgTAcxAcEdeR1uBsDiseLaZjmRbbTQ3Qz08U0XmjATHnlkYv1JObldS3sqwpGBO0bKk9/w318-h640/Meeting%20-%204.JPG" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Members brought many examples of bride dolls to share.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiSU1N8hQIS5xzQ3Ug-hCf4camKO8olk3kLGg7OKB0lzwF5teVp_DPsXSNsTuvfIf5IxWBPKTeOkHkvxdqGZPwcz8wud215ipbhc9ZgOvD2yLbdlyyaXzsDinmbJjzWm2-gyJc4U_ivTnUmTstBcIkXbA2Q5qlK9OI5tf3st9y-2GY0iPoggQDgw2E4zm/s1800/Meeting%20-%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="1800" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiSU1N8hQIS5xzQ3Ug-hCf4camKO8olk3kLGg7OKB0lzwF5teVp_DPsXSNsTuvfIf5IxWBPKTeOkHkvxdqGZPwcz8wud215ipbhc9ZgOvD2yLbdlyyaXzsDinmbJjzWm2-gyJc4U_ivTnUmTstBcIkXbA2Q5qlK9OI5tf3st9y-2GY0iPoggQDgw2E4zm/w400-h303/Meeting%20-%201.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90ccGOOeG_sJUeFRTl5ASf_dnFXDXJUu2Sc8MXoCeXtKzltR-Ca2GiP8X0e7cImQMzb74dNKip6X-Hq2zxR1W1mBWihXuz9i7x6aowT9d41je_4KsLk6cjMgfCON369NWm177wHXGXV-r4GC8hHeDsyD7oCuySHOghGaQ9L7UiTnkR7NR96fI0xOml9hV/s1800/Meeting%20-%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="1800" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90ccGOOeG_sJUeFRTl5ASf_dnFXDXJUu2Sc8MXoCeXtKzltR-Ca2GiP8X0e7cImQMzb74dNKip6X-Hq2zxR1W1mBWihXuz9i7x6aowT9d41je_4KsLk6cjMgfCON369NWm177wHXGXV-r4GC8hHeDsyD7oCuySHOghGaQ9L7UiTnkR7NR96fI0xOml9hV/w400-h303/Meeting%20-%202.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pam Hardy displayed two porcelain dolls that belong to her daughter. This doll portrays Sarah, the Duchess of York, at her marriage to Prince Andrew.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJy7fQEgctd-kEovD5ww6D9mBW1_Su0Ysrhnm9vANbKTYFcvIjkPjCM4qe_2t0-DEZWmqsKQfkjKFMHXWlZwkMGIkjoeozwNHCkN-Phloxjtj5RX0LxZYwTb47hF_06JHmIUz5aaRa306-vtSHEJgbS5qTThoeqMOZ3fQiaMWvRNBIVw1SLUBm9BLqKBN/s1800/Meeting%20-%2028.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1029" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJy7fQEgctd-kEovD5ww6D9mBW1_Su0Ysrhnm9vANbKTYFcvIjkPjCM4qe_2t0-DEZWmqsKQfkjKFMHXWlZwkMGIkjoeozwNHCkN-Phloxjtj5RX0LxZYwTb47hF_06JHmIUz5aaRa306-vtSHEJgbS5qTThoeqMOZ3fQiaMWvRNBIVw1SLUBm9BLqKBN/w229-h400/Meeting%20-%2028.JPG" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this doll represents Princess Diana when she married Prince Charles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3VWcbLMCQLX9XJcbajtV18EsVnRfyT_g02-bN5WVWH77INct8DPahkVI7WBMxzwUivufz_sSNcFILoH3VsBC2ml2TLPbAdZXtliNuh_R_loNQ0lwASBh2RNLZDcphjaoFZ0D9UMcLCJ5LW2xl-aD2ujOrfZZRTbmxF84fDtR4HZA_ut7zsKsAG0nq4CQ/s1800/Meeting%20-%2029.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1218" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3VWcbLMCQLX9XJcbajtV18EsVnRfyT_g02-bN5WVWH77INct8DPahkVI7WBMxzwUivufz_sSNcFILoH3VsBC2ml2TLPbAdZXtliNuh_R_loNQ0lwASBh2RNLZDcphjaoFZ0D9UMcLCJ5LW2xl-aD2ujOrfZZRTbmxF84fDtR4HZA_ut7zsKsAG0nq4CQ/w271-h400/Meeting%20-%2029.JPG" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nancy Countryman brought examples of Madame Alexander brides, including this little Lissette,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs39zXezck2lyiSuyPS11HJMNDiEclT1GPK0rvXMVxBLB-NDLUW5OYWEMVGzeQPrNiSUx8fkgVlzGOkGh4WP0qnT4eXE4PBEjxVaenZO3Zm1AUE0dfRhkJjIK-yEJXU3ZpC81PMq5tJQt63pFPNpyv-SxYdOYhoX2DdPbo5JXeGpDZktj9oBAWwll8bIof/s1800/Meeting%20-%2013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1493" data-original-width="1800" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs39zXezck2lyiSuyPS11HJMNDiEclT1GPK0rvXMVxBLB-NDLUW5OYWEMVGzeQPrNiSUx8fkgVlzGOkGh4WP0qnT4eXE4PBEjxVaenZO3Zm1AUE0dfRhkJjIK-yEJXU3ZpC81PMq5tJQt63pFPNpyv-SxYdOYhoX2DdPbo5JXeGpDZktj9oBAWwll8bIof/s320/Meeting%20-%2013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and this much larger red-haired Elise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCk2VkFHB8yf-P0v5wQzF2ReWKTuhf606lBFUScmnHZhNMN6HZUZxThu5op9_3Uw0NO8kRSv5Hs9Ra4XTc8ajxLcgei0x4jaKyM4ZUMNgTdSK56BuHBdUX9d0EOr5iaLiE_GHf-dhIkN8uO2FDRxh1H4t6v_2bzG0yLTUNvbaKIuw6MfTWoXB3zycI1ju/s1800/Meeting%20-%2015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1105" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCk2VkFHB8yf-P0v5wQzF2ReWKTuhf606lBFUScmnHZhNMN6HZUZxThu5op9_3Uw0NO8kRSv5Hs9Ra4XTc8ajxLcgei0x4jaKyM4ZUMNgTdSK56BuHBdUX9d0EOr5iaLiE_GHf-dhIkN8uO2FDRxh1H4t6v_2bzG0yLTUNvbaKIuw6MfTWoXB3zycI1ju/w245-h400/Meeting%20-%2015.JPG" width="245" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Kitty Collier bride by the Tonner Doll Company.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjl5sADDxNe8GUCUsa2zcp4aXx-xH2OptrYNB68zMQCZqnsAkRdWDrkYGvWw9K5ht8rU7jbIk2OSe21yHmlubqxz-hp6rkjJW5J4d1E8lYyQa0yzRZBPvu37ph_aSs_HjHjdQ5ND3fBztLNJVxGtceCfoWRXFDUvI3SV3kYmM99w-4HBMw7BdMEF0wLuZ/s1800/Meeting%20-%2021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1573" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjl5sADDxNe8GUCUsa2zcp4aXx-xH2OptrYNB68zMQCZqnsAkRdWDrkYGvWw9K5ht8rU7jbIk2OSe21yHmlubqxz-hp6rkjJW5J4d1E8lYyQa0yzRZBPvu37ph_aSs_HjHjdQ5ND3fBztLNJVxGtceCfoWRXFDUvI3SV3kYmM99w-4HBMw7BdMEF0wLuZ/s320/Meeting%20-%2021.JPG" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This porcelain doll designed by Suzanne Gibson represents Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston, who acted as First Lady during the administration of her uncle, President James Buchanan.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtxv9YZ5knviAUivmSzR1C-SwJFo7W9os1G7cDhecvHmC0D71gnexV96ydsQ3lU8J9LfjFGQClR565B4LNH3VQnXTENqWha3gn_TJFYhkOY_eviT1xgj9XlV6DC9WLHOfJt-F7F7rebYRJRbGOiaf2-k9WpKJ5Lyjhzo7K8camAIZhf0BFKgfX3ncK9QY/s1800/Meeting%20-%2018.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="911" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtxv9YZ5knviAUivmSzR1C-SwJFo7W9os1G7cDhecvHmC0D71gnexV96ydsQ3lU8J9LfjFGQClR565B4LNH3VQnXTENqWha3gn_TJFYhkOY_eviT1xgj9XlV6DC9WLHOfJt-F7F7rebYRJRbGOiaf2-k9WpKJ5Lyjhzo7K8camAIZhf0BFKgfX3ncK9QY/w203-h400/Meeting%20-%2018.JPG" width="203" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Myrna shared this lovely reproduction French fashion doll made by former member Mary McKenzie and dressed by Jan in a bridal gown in the style of the 1870s to 1880s.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgFR51pelNDkUoITy4MiWTBItU9-faLhJoSz2UPDlJc1M1BkSjZ1iL-m91LYTXtEfuly5hrKkvgMFuoez8cf1uyxK3viqlBOVcDQ2afvYqpgkmcATraATGViwT82q5OR21Ua6QL5pvv_1JjI7zVtlivK9ltuq3rWgVK7zQixASxjYy0C8OBEvSQIbHEPr/s1800/Meeting%20-%2017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1303" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgFR51pelNDkUoITy4MiWTBItU9-faLhJoSz2UPDlJc1M1BkSjZ1iL-m91LYTXtEfuly5hrKkvgMFuoez8cf1uyxK3viqlBOVcDQ2afvYqpgkmcATraATGViwT82q5OR21Ua6QL5pvv_1JjI7zVtlivK9ltuq3rWgVK7zQixASxjYy0C8OBEvSQIbHEPr/w290-h400/Meeting%20-%2017.JPG" width="290" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She also displayed this composition Madame Alexander Wendy Ann she had won at a recent luncheon with the Fort Worth doll club. The doll dates from the 1940s.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92m6P-8KUKloy5koZgAjgb_UOidr_bWPINBcPOWCvew49v1I0ASWNNmQwasdJxCmLvSDt_GC_0xdYuvfVXjh04i79CLv3uMg-TuauMRDVYQEjY_6UXyxqCAweDXmeqe5l4kVCnth7vuyhT2TsXcCINmiehx_Cw4cmYAVyeGRhnJ9AHmiwNA24vNr2a8Yi/s1800/Meeting%20-%2016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1099" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92m6P-8KUKloy5koZgAjgb_UOidr_bWPINBcPOWCvew49v1I0ASWNNmQwasdJxCmLvSDt_GC_0xdYuvfVXjh04i79CLv3uMg-TuauMRDVYQEjY_6UXyxqCAweDXmeqe5l4kVCnth7vuyhT2TsXcCINmiehx_Cw4cmYAVyeGRhnJ9AHmiwNA24vNr2a8Yi/w244-h400/Meeting%20-%2016.JPG" width="244" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This Madame Alexander Cissette belongs to Sylvia McDonald, who told the club that the doll was given to her daughter in 1969 or 1970.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SoZC-nPS62pvCvbWZREmSMD8_hvODI_wAeS_eh0dafbL7P7hkQdWsQY9V94CO5DH4IzhCpJMHdTbL032kvrdGRXPehfD6xQ79bAD4B8BAi_rvOZvSfIyxlWfqK7iOQdF_4fBx1fsoHeHNlEK8c8Zf9lS04Hfn0M8a-dmdkHu_2Ka_SJYTCPoYE6UzJD6/s1800/Meeting%20-%2025.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1399" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SoZC-nPS62pvCvbWZREmSMD8_hvODI_wAeS_eh0dafbL7P7hkQdWsQY9V94CO5DH4IzhCpJMHdTbL032kvrdGRXPehfD6xQ79bAD4B8BAi_rvOZvSfIyxlWfqK7iOQdF_4fBx1fsoHeHNlEK8c8Zf9lS04Hfn0M8a-dmdkHu_2Ka_SJYTCPoYE6UzJD6/w311-h400/Meeting%20-%2025.JPG" width="311" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This Nancy Ann Storybook wedding party is from Sylvia's childhood. She told the club that in the 1964 they were used as decorations in a relative's wedding and the bride and groom were redressed for that wedding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeu_erp2krhWL9lVuEEO4iURw-LUxArp7VHk1jl3z_qiR2dI5qtqbfbNmzQ_VIixFY-Gs32TNJxvwPhQaQ985Qgb5Rvri7YbV2g_XPqMAjfdz5ggLIjwjdz6VSXhZU8E4CMsxripQHA_l6wCn69LyNLSb1ru9Eu_0zkSDZz1W_9L_rogfb1U6TlZfyFs7/s1800/Meeting%20-%2024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1800" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeu_erp2krhWL9lVuEEO4iURw-LUxArp7VHk1jl3z_qiR2dI5qtqbfbNmzQ_VIixFY-Gs32TNJxvwPhQaQ985Qgb5Rvri7YbV2g_XPqMAjfdz5ggLIjwjdz6VSXhZU8E4CMsxripQHA_l6wCn69LyNLSb1ru9Eu_0zkSDZz1W_9L_rogfb1U6TlZfyFs7/s320/Meeting%20-%2024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ann Meier displayed this wedding outfit her grandmother had made for her childhood Saucy Walker doll.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNXUrOBzd96gl0BA41JgnLyPfet_qQlVbDi8pPi2IQ0L-kibyVF5hjyTU3onSi_ESlGggfB5XI8WfXiMS37HSiFkXLKhu9ftkbuEXR2adVBzpG5B6XXLw1GiJZIPeaEYeA64ZK76mM6Z1UyPuSV1ab2rjl2Z8GxCVFBMueCckdOr1xRBMV0m4SrrRIMqD/s3894/Meeting%20-%2030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3894" data-original-width="3066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNXUrOBzd96gl0BA41JgnLyPfet_qQlVbDi8pPi2IQ0L-kibyVF5hjyTU3onSi_ESlGggfB5XI8WfXiMS37HSiFkXLKhu9ftkbuEXR2adVBzpG5B6XXLw1GiJZIPeaEYeA64ZK76mM6Z1UyPuSV1ab2rjl2Z8GxCVFBMueCckdOr1xRBMV0m4SrrRIMqD/w315-h400/Meeting%20-%2030.JPG" width="315" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenell Howell brought this BJD elf adorned in a wedding dress from a Madame Alexander Elise.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw87LqUw25CcIqoPIGSrllikMMyUoe6Ud5OQmvuROWTpcoVYGdCoideS6VB9QGF6UAEAblj2ULgsGm6e9lxMbhPV5KmTo6XUaKdPzsPFkLN_hZLJWTD2Mk2XS96-akDpy8zfp7LCRnFsSJ98OnvrpD6-AhOMQmqdqQ8VxdcIFEZ8hh6px5RL2AehNPkR9i/s1800/Meeting%20-%2014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1489" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw87LqUw25CcIqoPIGSrllikMMyUoe6Ud5OQmvuROWTpcoVYGdCoideS6VB9QGF6UAEAblj2ULgsGm6e9lxMbhPV5KmTo6XUaKdPzsPFkLN_hZLJWTD2Mk2XS96-akDpy8zfp7LCRnFsSJ98OnvrpD6-AhOMQmqdqQ8VxdcIFEZ8hh6px5RL2AehNPkR9i/w331-h400/Meeting%20-%2014.JPG" width="331" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bette Birdsong shared this Gene doll dressed in bridal finery.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP14EW6zSCG-kDfJN3HC6LgSK4DMl7EqhMHFM_cQuARdXUddtbTb18xJweMecyrQ-QW7k98YAhYFYtkB-L53ik3CPRqYemlraCv5ggM6zW3i9S-alBCVPI9kP1V-VXGKMbs7Zct8YKZ8pqeG44SO8GwQbC2O-M0loohmzSeE3JXj8B7MBtaLgNJae9OFC9/s1800/Meeting%20-%2020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1738" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP14EW6zSCG-kDfJN3HC6LgSK4DMl7EqhMHFM_cQuARdXUddtbTb18xJweMecyrQ-QW7k98YAhYFYtkB-L53ik3CPRqYemlraCv5ggM6zW3i9S-alBCVPI9kP1V-VXGKMbs7Zct8YKZ8pqeG44SO8GwQbC2O-M0loohmzSeE3JXj8B7MBtaLgNJae9OFC9/s320/Meeting%20-%2020.JPG" width="309" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This antique Mold 1469 doll made by Simon and Halbig for Cuno and Otto Dressel wears belongs to Sharon Weintraub. She models a hand-sewn and beaded antique bridal gown from the 1920s.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahi6_wSSHCn69kcS9fxcNhSdFHCELROzARfOuOAvJ_IDyHJMhkj_SRutijdU76mDduARdll-3Gx3N8DBZArCvm8MkvRhxdZsYzI6eGj_iawhh5d_TIdarT1IEne-tYuUxBb5UTV8GQhdME0uPs7N0Ntk1rABeURleJowQWLSN-htSO3GiTYolOVADP3R7/s1800/Meeting%20-%2019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahi6_wSSHCn69kcS9fxcNhSdFHCELROzARfOuOAvJ_IDyHJMhkj_SRutijdU76mDduARdll-3Gx3N8DBZArCvm8MkvRhxdZsYzI6eGj_iawhh5d_TIdarT1IEne-tYuUxBb5UTV8GQhdME0uPs7N0Ntk1rABeURleJowQWLSN-htSO3GiTYolOVADP3R7/w258-h640/Meeting%20-%2019.JPG" width="258" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These diminutive dolls also came from Sharon's collection. The center doll is a pink-tinted frozen Charlotte dressed in an antique lace bridal outfit. Sharon told the club that it was a tradition to dress a small doll in scraps of the bride's gown as a keepsake. The taller bride and groom are wedding cake decorations by Hertwig and Company of Germany. The small pair are also German cake decorations.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XfAQp2bOL71Q179w16mv-thELm76uuyG_Enyi9ImO70s10wTdPj2yLAf0WNCzO9uCEtMuOjtiV8NrkSS0QJE1gSF0LUSezFMcnsI43nfR-kI3_-fsmMKL6kSOvkPRqiVJsccb5FpGjFU1U9JiCdzScerY9Vj83bdacTwJUuROdxo6GEUEoUNjfMXfMzJ/s1800/Meeting%20-%2023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="1800" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XfAQp2bOL71Q179w16mv-thELm76uuyG_Enyi9ImO70s10wTdPj2yLAf0WNCzO9uCEtMuOjtiV8NrkSS0QJE1gSF0LUSezFMcnsI43nfR-kI3_-fsmMKL6kSOvkPRqiVJsccb5FpGjFU1U9JiCdzScerY9Vj83bdacTwJUuROdxo6GEUEoUNjfMXfMzJ/w400-h286/Meeting%20-%2023.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two sets of antique all-bisque German bride and groom dolls in their original boxes. The large pair are from Hertwig while the miniatures in crocheted costumes are by Carl Horn.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDfHV1YMswI-Wtj4cGhcTDZhmN-8KMmd71feOhT9hVMt9rvbTTpvL94E6lrTbe3Db6U6zRxiehu8fwSTbjuwAUKJjAyScqCx4NeapqNf2khYCHOOEPfQvrXO5H7_fU9qf_QTkz6VKRy1sr0sxnFgcg32eNxP1oukMELvbvayUDifY80h4YZLAXxDwSw4c/s1800/Meeting%20-%2022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1483" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDfHV1YMswI-Wtj4cGhcTDZhmN-8KMmd71feOhT9hVMt9rvbTTpvL94E6lrTbe3Db6U6zRxiehu8fwSTbjuwAUKJjAyScqCx4NeapqNf2khYCHOOEPfQvrXO5H7_fU9qf_QTkz6VKRy1sr0sxnFgcg32eNxP1oukMELvbvayUDifY80h4YZLAXxDwSw4c/w330-h400/Meeting%20-%2022.JPG" width="330" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1800" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9IVyx8Wv4uesw-OEsEPZFmD9LdVjRS8lhzOFM_HOn7sVtWgb9ZYVSs2HImPocc0qgxGtBRrz3WvyDl48zobsGjveYwBwjnTmo78t3elsAraBs2E00ZYPXGIm9_0L8LRmhVOGHRqt2YECayaG4RV9lUuxf6Xx6Ki1VIcC3GI8tK_go2JHWcZHbpNiDw/w400-h196/dollmeeting%20-%208.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNskHY95me3geO_dxweigKOkbCBNFFHx17UyS2Vbti-3aZSeiE8S-dWp5swd2fSIjHYWZtfq3TCwXs8ff4c9ye7jmObZGZz54F0-bfx-gfiuOnTYVwTnA_X0p5W_s3eUH8TkUmmWHn8UNMH1clry8giqBSfiipKeEy9KCiZt641pvHG2KPSZ82IHwjLQ/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1749" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNskHY95me3geO_dxweigKOkbCBNFFHx17UyS2Vbti-3aZSeiE8S-dWp5swd2fSIjHYWZtfq3TCwXs8ff4c9ye7jmObZGZz54F0-bfx-gfiuOnTYVwTnA_X0p5W_s3eUH8TkUmmWHn8UNMH1clry8giqBSfiipKeEy9KCiZt641pvHG2KPSZ82IHwjLQ/w389-h400/dollmeeting%20-%209.jpeg" width="389" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jan Irsfeld brought two of her Madame Alexander Cissy dolls in a trunk that she had created. The doll in white is entitled "The Promise of Spring" and the lovely lady in green is Spring for the Madame Pompadour four seasons series.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm39UeevKWYsTomGTT5k9SWJuJ5kw9r7jzuUhVw4TVVzSksPOKILCI_STEDZY9CNRgh5_p7EUsxYb16oKYO5p4PEhNM-MxL-28QF4QIsLFkvblOXMUUDtKmjqb6tuUIYwLUj9WWpIhotRZvUqndy5B4ik4GM5Dqf4KCW3XH4GyFWEpShVRCEo52NLzvg/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%205%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1399" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm39UeevKWYsTomGTT5k9SWJuJ5kw9r7jzuUhVw4TVVzSksPOKILCI_STEDZY9CNRgh5_p7EUsxYb16oKYO5p4PEhNM-MxL-28QF4QIsLFkvblOXMUUDtKmjqb6tuUIYwLUj9WWpIhotRZvUqndy5B4ik4GM5Dqf4KCW3XH4GyFWEpShVRCEo52NLzvg/w311-h400/dollmeeting%20-%205%20(1).jpeg" width="311" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwucbV4z1L6VOjdS10qEW_qDUXnwujpICkNbpTv2G_8fwDD09jryNlg3Phq8vfyyzbYrSe4sM4LFiKdw173zUUdYhog9RYIiNDUFUsZbOuTyiay8RlR5rzMq75bNaaPtM3ZXTh5IlOt95bkaVa4V-3KU5HhEGHDw93ZTCx6o1pzqZ7Eq7pXRNhwMgLg/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="991" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwucbV4z1L6VOjdS10qEW_qDUXnwujpICkNbpTv2G_8fwDD09jryNlg3Phq8vfyyzbYrSe4sM4LFiKdw173zUUdYhog9RYIiNDUFUsZbOuTyiay8RlR5rzMq75bNaaPtM3ZXTh5IlOt95bkaVa4V-3KU5HhEGHDw93ZTCx6o1pzqZ7Eq7pXRNhwMgLg/w220-h400/dollmeeting%20-%206.jpeg" width="220" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sharon Weintraub brought out a bunch of itty bitty all-bisque bunny dolls. All are by the German firm of Hertwig and Company, except for the largest bunny boy in the brown felt jacket, who was created by Gebruder Heubach.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtX_Zge-AWeJ_tqPj4Ws9d9X8VaxHp5d1WeShPy7iXxD__v7M4WobV1Y1MHBKJuvAaxJDl1Qn2LOipvrhUZYP7-WvB0CEfEqvJ6wxm35KPk-suVXaY1ykTGrziPgy6phKaXlZlnxEeXCzsBQlKoATGrBigKVDsIa4Xs-RiQU9sDRKD_wuEvhZgOZky3g/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%203%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1755" data-original-width="1800" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtX_Zge-AWeJ_tqPj4Ws9d9X8VaxHp5d1WeShPy7iXxD__v7M4WobV1Y1MHBKJuvAaxJDl1Qn2LOipvrhUZYP7-WvB0CEfEqvJ6wxm35KPk-suVXaY1ykTGrziPgy6phKaXlZlnxEeXCzsBQlKoATGrBigKVDsIa4Xs-RiQU9sDRKD_wuEvhZgOZky3g/w400-h390/dollmeeting%20-%203%20(1).jpeg" width="400" /></a>]</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These bunnies are all dressed in their original crocheted clothing. The tallest in only 2.5 inches tall.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzgRs5jAsC3aWtm49-2ZOp5Byi7EFI4ZFtdjb80DWBQMbKoReQESg7fJeQrJVnlCgL7vjWQRNVvys7gZfKr-yBtzyfuqrhk9nit0qlHtpYwu_ZoiAiZMhCOWBpwXAc025axSpioUUjl0JCfxJ0QiDDJqKBF7P-fEbeJSgta_zxclxndvW8HiLvLHsLw/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%204%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="1800" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzgRs5jAsC3aWtm49-2ZOp5Byi7EFI4ZFtdjb80DWBQMbKoReQESg7fJeQrJVnlCgL7vjWQRNVvys7gZfKr-yBtzyfuqrhk9nit0qlHtpYwu_ZoiAiZMhCOWBpwXAc025axSpioUUjl0JCfxJ0QiDDJqKBF7P-fEbeJSgta_zxclxndvW8HiLvLHsLw/w400-h278/dollmeeting%20-%204%20(1).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bette Birdsong shared her Gene doll in the "Suddenly Summer" ensemble. Although the title says "summer," the outfit is certainly appropriate for a spring stroll.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAjHet2cjfPWav3u_GZwr122hD3BS51iyBJvREYRZOmW8f5FfihisBITuPKMr6xZjh4mdyDWdf0BtAx40POihSrdGuuupo4MH-AJtSwZ7f3QWygaQ7SLQmR9W2IBekhHHMkGd1nQoT1Bbjwu_gBtVdp6DIsNKhPHIur1IT-AA5GPKqpHBs5-uxjlrhw/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%202%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="692" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAjHet2cjfPWav3u_GZwr122hD3BS51iyBJvREYRZOmW8f5FfihisBITuPKMr6xZjh4mdyDWdf0BtAx40POihSrdGuuupo4MH-AJtSwZ7f3QWygaQ7SLQmR9W2IBekhHHMkGd1nQoT1Bbjwu_gBtVdp6DIsNKhPHIur1IT-AA5GPKqpHBs5-uxjlrhw/w246-h640/dollmeeting%20-%202%20(1).jpeg" width="246" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bette also shared this vintage Ginny in a pineapple print dress.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgin_oIeQIerLghAsnwLC4YcHUkemW9V314QThsa2UACEMVjGwWUdZ75MXDhJ9lP7RGhONaq307ouqILcmFn1AgwFJzC33nChYQDUVFZZVrHzIU6aBSOH7hVe9VFi5XDVCiRnFXbX1UQkO1phDYHE6mOjTpkS4VIaQbhHDWlpdqIUQzj12GZe_HPC4PTA/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1099" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgin_oIeQIerLghAsnwLC4YcHUkemW9V314QThsa2UACEMVjGwWUdZ75MXDhJ9lP7RGhONaq307ouqILcmFn1AgwFJzC33nChYQDUVFZZVrHzIU6aBSOH7hVe9VFi5XDVCiRnFXbX1UQkO1phDYHE6mOjTpkS4VIaQbhHDWlpdqIUQzj12GZe_HPC4PTA/w244-h400/dollmeeting%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" width="244" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elaine Jackson brought several dolls, including this wistful wooden doll by Swiss artist Erika Catellani.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmldd-rWSt6Ar7vajGV96xg24ZIu9CXjhmP3oE7MmJJc3o28oTQR7-csDJHrpxq280vmmdXegQ0N3NhlswF-2D4st8MYGV3tVtJ8DkJvSCx9w4wELroJ8FLK0LGSl9jtHuac-ZMaQ9EPhpRRHWytztP2eeRPrcfAE9Jxyym4dYqq-eQTZR-6ZlkINsA/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%2010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1090" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmldd-rWSt6Ar7vajGV96xg24ZIu9CXjhmP3oE7MmJJc3o28oTQR7-csDJHrpxq280vmmdXegQ0N3NhlswF-2D4st8MYGV3tVtJ8DkJvSCx9w4wELroJ8FLK0LGSl9jtHuac-ZMaQ9EPhpRRHWytztP2eeRPrcfAE9Jxyym4dYqq-eQTZR-6ZlkINsA/w242-h400/dollmeeting%20-%2010.jpeg" width="242" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This reproduction all-bisque girl in a bunny hat is dressed in an outfit from a mini American Girl Elizabeth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpy8R4VUXpucpmxrZ4HZzrM3QkLPt6DMFtOexHD_wwHm-k5ZJyCqDNdWoXVahugLywF3WambMJIRyudwDvq2xWwzEtyyMCNt76usafTrKpDfO93lPWIeAmzV-jxOGDjqPei65g2P5CKKOnLRNOChyco09IuYe8ZkgOiDG6U0D2Y7qDGHuNic-ruGIlw/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%209%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1037" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpy8R4VUXpucpmxrZ4HZzrM3QkLPt6DMFtOexHD_wwHm-k5ZJyCqDNdWoXVahugLywF3WambMJIRyudwDvq2xWwzEtyyMCNt76usafTrKpDfO93lPWIeAmzV-jxOGDjqPei65g2P5CKKOnLRNOChyco09IuYe8ZkgOiDG6U0D2Y7qDGHuNic-ruGIlw/w230-h400/dollmeeting%20-%209%20(1).jpeg" width="230" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;">Elaine also shared a doll she had long wanted and finally found. This is a composition Patsy-type made by the <span style="text-align: start;">Averill Manufacturing Company. Elaine told the club that the doll was sold by various companies under different names. This is "Boots" sold by Horsman and has a twisting waist. The vintage dress is "mommy made." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZ9VkX9X7k2h8gZ5-N3jGCAwIRkyexDk_Jkl15z356XC1KbJhIzTGW_KKNWMH-Qa_1iDDFw5eBuRmhpIqxBi1zgdalmsYss0r-LIPT0n2MVj3gXjttKGBind5GvcrfWsEqYDy1LCm8su_jXqYv0KypXjnrzsFFdmEbgNP82TfBdiD3y-zfGauRpkI2g/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="1800" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZ9VkX9X7k2h8gZ5-N3jGCAwIRkyexDk_Jkl15z356XC1KbJhIzTGW_KKNWMH-Qa_1iDDFw5eBuRmhpIqxBi1zgdalmsYss0r-LIPT0n2MVj3gXjttKGBind5GvcrfWsEqYDy1LCm8su_jXqYv0KypXjnrzsFFdmEbgNP82TfBdiD3y-zfGauRpkI2g/w400-h384/dollmeeting%20-%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nancy Countryman brought this vintage McGuffey Ana doll by Madame Alexander,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZHMHc_vFEi5sKpl4PGN-9E0Q4voEMffSMm2YTWv1kdKihewzLuItgCOZ5ajWf_6aGrg0qrt7h36S73rj71JMBo0OhbgRU3Wk2zIXT9oJvRjUP6IhTVKTpktAvj01w1HbJVnOWy5Rhtbb8sV8ZLEk_7TRo5qYdFxhdYbImRrJvjyKP8X7ORCDxWYUpA/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%208%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1027" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZHMHc_vFEi5sKpl4PGN-9E0Q4voEMffSMm2YTWv1kdKihewzLuItgCOZ5ajWf_6aGrg0qrt7h36S73rj71JMBo0OhbgRU3Wk2zIXT9oJvRjUP6IhTVKTpktAvj01w1HbJVnOWy5Rhtbb8sV8ZLEk_7TRo5qYdFxhdYbImRrJvjyKP8X7ORCDxWYUpA/w229-h400/dollmeeting%20-%208%20(1).jpeg" width="229" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">as well as this antique German doll by Armand Marseille.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobf5mzmHx066LPNUNxuk_TCa4-PojHAzTfSxJDbtbBGkD_ZR3XUcBO4GOLoBPQC7yvOHbgUs4TFsPpmasbXMSOO5OtJNfZLH4oTAaMu61dK1Wix68ZRyDO_NV4GRzc0UCjDFp-6BAZy6sPHC-AGBLN-dek5x6x-MYVFa2EV3RflEOUthF6yeGCA2vpQ/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%207%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="901" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobf5mzmHx066LPNUNxuk_TCa4-PojHAzTfSxJDbtbBGkD_ZR3XUcBO4GOLoBPQC7yvOHbgUs4TFsPpmasbXMSOO5OtJNfZLH4oTAaMu61dK1Wix68ZRyDO_NV4GRzc0UCjDFp-6BAZy6sPHC-AGBLN-dek5x6x-MYVFa2EV3RflEOUthF6yeGCA2vpQ/w200-h400/dollmeeting%20-%207%20(1).jpeg" width="200" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenell Howell shared this charming Crib Crowd doll by Madame Alexander. She is all original, including her basket, and has a caracal wig. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_Gk1Vr9OYoeZFkVdyANz08xFpL7kXPnMSTAL4kEPyYslk1IPLe2lTfyatRShn-lZUzOykz2n4sz5JfPFyMpVFF9xnsVwh7AvQNVfuoDA9iu_Jbs9I5lePkXAOjPHBHM--PAcp9WdXcZTLsN5uLxsaE1Citd8V49P1Y7slAHn49ZE04lyyfmAcEqi7g/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1312" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_Gk1Vr9OYoeZFkVdyANz08xFpL7kXPnMSTAL4kEPyYslk1IPLe2lTfyatRShn-lZUzOykz2n4sz5JfPFyMpVFF9xnsVwh7AvQNVfuoDA9iu_Jbs9I5lePkXAOjPHBHM--PAcp9WdXcZTLsN5uLxsaE1Citd8V49P1Y7slAHn49ZE04lyyfmAcEqi7g/w291-h400/dollmeeting%20-%205.jpeg" width="291" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenell also made this pair of all-bisque bunny dolls, who are reproductions of models by Gebruder Heubach.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcE1veJb4SMVNaz7x-2GhHTTwT7xWVWdNYGSattSEx-lfdNg5jM5nI6Akm0bI7_C3CemfckhdERehvdUwUT_HmFN6zJUGjGLv8CTGzqWYE_TY0uDuar1tEGnXck5wvs1RcUALWrYTOJ7WDzwBNgKVKkgZ6AOh0olF9sZrdruxaA42ClMQPm1nIAaF_sQ/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%206%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1708" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcE1veJb4SMVNaz7x-2GhHTTwT7xWVWdNYGSattSEx-lfdNg5jM5nI6Akm0bI7_C3CemfckhdERehvdUwUT_HmFN6zJUGjGLv8CTGzqWYE_TY0uDuar1tEGnXck5wvs1RcUALWrYTOJ7WDzwBNgKVKkgZ6AOh0olF9sZrdruxaA42ClMQPm1nIAaF_sQ/w380-h400/dollmeeting%20-%206%20(1).jpeg" width="380" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another all-bisque doll shared by Jenell was this reproduction of an antique German "wrestler" made by doll artist Becca Hisle. The doll was the souvenir from the March 18, 2023, luncheon held by the Fort Worth Antique Doll Club to celebrate its 65th anniversary. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4avr8JYsaVyv-JiTgZIsPqniIrbkRfePHREYuh22raUsFsSTs1DNmwHbr7RCibtiAHsyFk9YCeC0uutr3S_gF7Y99EvYgOX65bLkYrNYyuRwpKO5P5oYu7222VIfk2QY7DrKe0sMidzNRuypwKF_vveUzmQb5oXOQ8-k_etuqgPnlslV5Hhzlg3xOA/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1800" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4avr8JYsaVyv-JiTgZIsPqniIrbkRfePHREYuh22raUsFsSTs1DNmwHbr7RCibtiAHsyFk9YCeC0uutr3S_gF7Y99EvYgOX65bLkYrNYyuRwpKO5P5oYu7222VIfk2QY7DrKe0sMidzNRuypwKF_vveUzmQb5oXOQ8-k_etuqgPnlslV5Hhzlg3xOA/w400-h315/dollmeeting%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Myrna Loesch brought the doll in the pink floral dress, which she had patiently assembled. She told the club that the head, Mold 1078 by Simon and Halbig, and body were found at a doll show, the dress came from Theriault's, and she made the wig. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The little girl in the embroidered red dress belongs to Pam Hardy. Pam told the club that both her mother and aunt were doll collectors. The doll, made by Schoenau and Hoffmeister, was one of her mother's first dolls. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgJUp72ifeXN1BWsE2a5XA9bxL5jup6UNHko3KGS_FtPvC6GmQvrmKSOfHEUCivi8yDTvkhCtGCDUGyssuYd0K6poRw_PE07Yu8lPyiAnX-5VkbZpcmPMizFSuHAt8eeVIjX-fzMN69lBqaoYYFLP4Kz6p5n7S5RdQZNRIlQ56q7JI3rbj_DLXa917g/s1800/dollmeeting%20-%204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1453" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgJUp72ifeXN1BWsE2a5XA9bxL5jup6UNHko3KGS_FtPvC6GmQvrmKSOfHEUCivi8yDTvkhCtGCDUGyssuYd0K6poRw_PE07Yu8lPyiAnX-5VkbZpcmPMizFSuHAt8eeVIjX-fzMN69lBqaoYYFLP4Kz6p5n7S5RdQZNRIlQ56q7JI3rbj_DLXa917g/w323-h400/dollmeeting%20-%204.jpeg" width="323" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sylvia McDonald brought this girl in green by doll artist Heidi Plusczok, issued in 2004. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Jenell Howell brought this little German boy in his original outfit. He was made by Porzellanfabrik Rauenstein.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqdrSiwXdiAfqY9qvr73P3wa4j4FTfWNSdxHN9CeapOZa9suqLc436U_3OuQrAS0wZmNQj8gC8iB2B7W7NdEAbtYtIO2O-aP76dh3wLylJXRR-t8zb3bLwCVYZSRwdav0CV9xiRL5lHNjKRZCE8vqY-blioJAAbFtkC4S1s8u14R91TP38GPR72BfRw/s1800/meeting1%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1177" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqdrSiwXdiAfqY9qvr73P3wa4j4FTfWNSdxHN9CeapOZa9suqLc436U_3OuQrAS0wZmNQj8gC8iB2B7W7NdEAbtYtIO2O-aP76dh3wLylJXRR-t8zb3bLwCVYZSRwdav0CV9xiRL5lHNjKRZCE8vqY-blioJAAbFtkC4S1s8u14R91TP38GPR72BfRw/w261-h400/meeting1%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" width="261" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This little doll in an Irish outfit is by Madame Alexander. Myrna Loesch told this club that this is one of the last dolls she received as a child. This doll has bent knees and was made between 1963 to 1972. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHD2882AabljTpkHORtopV8I7-401IBq8Ihpd5Yr2mGhgMM_c2AthjooIZLZeJ4ho9T0XZHiR7DN3CWZ13zVS5xXv9UvOO6iL5i4tm3wutRdfFFGccBBz29FY4AjS2s2Mw8vLB69HmWpy3mNlzFO0BDbXxU19ny7--ApvBzXVM-DQaAMPkFasmWvUPA/s1800/meeting2%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1428" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHD2882AabljTpkHORtopV8I7-401IBq8Ihpd5Yr2mGhgMM_c2AthjooIZLZeJ4ho9T0XZHiR7DN3CWZ13zVS5xXv9UvOO6iL5i4tm3wutRdfFFGccBBz29FY4AjS2s2Mw8vLB69HmWpy3mNlzFO0BDbXxU19ny7--ApvBzXVM-DQaAMPkFasmWvUPA/w318-h400/meeting2%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She also brought these Madame Alexanders in outfits Myrna said represented the six flags that have flown over Texas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1aisuyhOCIWc_ci0TSQuOE_bqlnFTH7y8qeRyVlrAEPz5EYWy_IK94p9KRTOxf2g2EEKK4oesWDo6n_n3G5s4o8sGX9pzvFrTVQRGCLXkuATFs02uNrJzctG0r1Y6A9O5GE8no8hGPRejKjUF9_YYJ6z9cYpC2PB1GWbvf1s7DCFnfK1jLwBZ5xb3Q/s1800/meeting14%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1800" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1aisuyhOCIWc_ci0TSQuOE_bqlnFTH7y8qeRyVlrAEPz5EYWy_IK94p9KRTOxf2g2EEKK4oesWDo6n_n3G5s4o8sGX9pzvFrTVQRGCLXkuATFs02uNrJzctG0r1Y6A9O5GE8no8hGPRejKjUF9_YYJ6z9cYpC2PB1GWbvf1s7DCFnfK1jLwBZ5xb3Q/w400-h171/meeting14%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;">Sharon Weintraub shared some Japanese dolls in honor of another March holiday. She explained that March 3rd is the Japanese holiday of Hinamatsuri, also called Doll's Day or Girls' Day. It is traditional in Japanese homes to set up a display of tiered platforms with dolls representing court figures from the Heian era (794-1185 AD). The dolls, called hina-ningyō, include an emperor and empress, always seated on the top tier, with court ladies, musicians, and ministers, and attendants displayed on descending tiers, along with miniature lacquer furniture and other accessories. The kneeling doll in the front is a hina-ningyō representing an attending court lady and the lacquer chest behind her is typical of the furniture used in the Hinamatsuri display. The little doll in green next to her represents a boy and has a head of carved ivory. Behind him is Mausu-san, a doll Sharon created using a vintage Japanese doll that had lost its head and a taxidermied mouse. In the back are two ichimatsu dolls, traditional Japanese play dolls, but these two are unusual. The little girl has a head of bisque instead of the tradition gofun finish (a mix of glue and ground oyster shells) and the doll next to her represents an adult woman, although typically ichimatsu represent young children. </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIFX5SKmcqwTqdSa9D0YlvQFlTAKl63I_HaHfFRfowUFmp5HcmYPId3ytOpujqv9ZFROawsh_9PftNg-zQ_mKBMH8V2YNjVewV89JNBF0wwEgZkkaeSrMl8l4IGnlFjRfHqOk8JXa15lZHdHVdl_LTMtm3PjoQ3iCCvTONMLb7kjwC2QRuLFFaWuupg/s1800/meeting3%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIFX5SKmcqwTqdSa9D0YlvQFlTAKl63I_HaHfFRfowUFmp5HcmYPId3ytOpujqv9ZFROawsh_9PftNg-zQ_mKBMH8V2YNjVewV89JNBF0wwEgZkkaeSrMl8l4IGnlFjRfHqOk8JXa15lZHdHVdl_LTMtm3PjoQ3iCCvTONMLb7kjwC2QRuLFFaWuupg/w288-h400/meeting3%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Guest Mary Jordon shared a fashion doll by the Tonner Doll Company that she had redressed in an outfit inspired by the popular "Outlander" book and television series, as well as two Neo-Blythe dolls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmtVejeYEhZ_nRthhzWYyJraBU1LqxZlEDvNc4XP2AVfz4U8f75IrUVQeKuZxtdbDP4x5MAfpNEOfdHJrsTklp963mj8V3KuJjgK4zlJSc81jqVlAV_MRK7xbhjDMni0_xN32n7sz9FQCDGu9dJLz_VqA56r8ZhSoNMf-uNsRkBOfhgsjFxeWJFabng/s1800/meeting4%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1673" data-original-width="1800" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmtVejeYEhZ_nRthhzWYyJraBU1LqxZlEDvNc4XP2AVfz4U8f75IrUVQeKuZxtdbDP4x5MAfpNEOfdHJrsTklp963mj8V3KuJjgK4zlJSc81jqVlAV_MRK7xbhjDMni0_xN32n7sz9FQCDGu9dJLz_VqA56r8ZhSoNMf-uNsRkBOfhgsjFxeWJFabng/w400-h371/meeting4%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elaine Jackson brought this doll created by Jay of Dublin, dressed in the traditional outfit of Sligo County Doll. These dolls were made from the 1930s through the 1960s and came in detailed costumes of the different regions in Ireland. She has a painted plaster face and wire armature body.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjVDuez4U-4Yy6PyELMuLO9W4o2GhpbGbG5zapylJW5itJvr_QdDmMchpZ_N5xEBDZkXjb-XQM_xyGjpLaXDSFEPPnNDxA8PGGFfLvU8SFNjcfTOeubVbMzkhZcLWf2VSAhg-MK36QBfIDqdrAo6dMQguKKNgGv2RrcxH3Or2bZWyQOhed4wYUOB4Hw/s1800/meeting5%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjVDuez4U-4Yy6PyELMuLO9W4o2GhpbGbG5zapylJW5itJvr_QdDmMchpZ_N5xEBDZkXjb-XQM_xyGjpLaXDSFEPPnNDxA8PGGFfLvU8SFNjcfTOeubVbMzkhZcLWf2VSAhg-MK36QBfIDqdrAo6dMQguKKNgGv2RrcxH3Or2bZWyQOhed4wYUOB4Hw/w239-h400/meeting5%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another doll from Elaine, a cloth girl dressed in green. She is an early example from the Deans Rag Book Doll Company.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUp2a5Jaw0F8pTvE8h0KJxyTLEyhlE4mKbJmi2rBacoGA4z-xksjZmZtvWYlvXvQbN9Ub3i3gdrrhV03rn6zpKOTNiK8GfAdiJStou0POkk6JfdOlKe30tKxAu91tG8KNOjeEDX55zCKP4ED-Uk_GvzICcEd28RePx4-RniL_Yr9ce5TqQ_9fbaMnxQ/s1800/meeting7%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="796" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUp2a5Jaw0F8pTvE8h0KJxyTLEyhlE4mKbJmi2rBacoGA4z-xksjZmZtvWYlvXvQbN9Ub3i3gdrrhV03rn6zpKOTNiK8GfAdiJStou0POkk6JfdOlKe30tKxAu91tG8KNOjeEDX55zCKP4ED-Uk_GvzICcEd28RePx4-RniL_Yr9ce5TqQ_9fbaMnxQ/w178-h400/meeting7%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" width="178" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">New member Kenneth Reeves brought a number of examples of dolls in Irish costumes. The two small dolls in the front are also by Jay of Dublin. The little girl in the green dress and white cap is a Ginny by Vogue Doll Company and the doll next to her in the red head scarf is "Irish Colleen" by Peggy Nesbit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg7suFRheoH-z49rP4lwGweFSUrIsnogj3XqmOyRYtTVSJ3wrsNQVqeNbFNaNaKtcmSw9BPeXeleoxltIbjiCmOneY4Iiw5pIuT0IF8aIim_t9LKwuw2t5X91j26odfH9wh8H6Sbu0vtzFLTwPijeVTOPBOHjj8WgXzCFhPOTpP7z_qcMa1FlurAhWQ/s1800/meeting8%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg7suFRheoH-z49rP4lwGweFSUrIsnogj3XqmOyRYtTVSJ3wrsNQVqeNbFNaNaKtcmSw9BPeXeleoxltIbjiCmOneY4Iiw5pIuT0IF8aIim_t9LKwuw2t5X91j26odfH9wh8H6Sbu0vtzFLTwPijeVTOPBOHjj8WgXzCFhPOTpP7z_qcMa1FlurAhWQ/w400-h400/meeting8%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">More dolls displayed by Kenneth. The three dolls with the ceramic faces and painted features are by Si-Og, a company that handcrafts the dolls in Ireland using local materials. Kenneth explained that Si-Og means "little people." The red-haired girl in green is Adora Irish Belle by Marie Osmond.</div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAIyXobEoSGIL9mKwchpKxIcR-I60_HCMZ3dLsFYs7imSwbAFWKDd4s5YahxqE1OX4ZsBwlDV3L9elE8tTrNiDuTCPCkLktwCdGWRZ7Jh1-BJVBrHE7nKCCZ55yPaTiFG2H4ujYXjQM9Nm6bE3Ya92h40bABsw8vhaOv1vA_q-4P8-WuSgaGmF22lHQ/s1800/meeting9%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1258" data-original-width="1800" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAIyXobEoSGIL9mKwchpKxIcR-I60_HCMZ3dLsFYs7imSwbAFWKDd4s5YahxqE1OX4ZsBwlDV3L9elE8tTrNiDuTCPCkLktwCdGWRZ7Jh1-BJVBrHE7nKCCZ55yPaTiFG2H4ujYXjQM9Nm6bE3Ya92h40bABsw8vhaOv1vA_q-4P8-WuSgaGmF22lHQ/w400-h280/meeting9%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elaine McNally brought these tiny tots clad in green. The doll in the front was hand-carved and dressed by Elaine and the other doll is a needle-sculpted and painted creation by doll artist Dianne Dengel.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7WWmOkm71Hx6hTMpMAnoWpyrHi1J7WR5nWFO8OGudyO4MZu_tgJ98eMGxdPz9RnkNoiSYasqWuFRu8SRjjRjKt0zLQicSOa-hsrBDZL3rgHqwcGFoBPnbZNUQ51mTcgGSdF-O7a0P18a1j2G5xOzNfY63cJlOwPSw6RI0MJCUgsNjc5HdBTeKztPRw/s1800/meeting10%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1241" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7WWmOkm71Hx6hTMpMAnoWpyrHi1J7WR5nWFO8OGudyO4MZu_tgJ98eMGxdPz9RnkNoiSYasqWuFRu8SRjjRjKt0zLQicSOa-hsrBDZL3rgHqwcGFoBPnbZNUQ51mTcgGSdF-O7a0P18a1j2G5xOzNfY63cJlOwPSw6RI0MJCUgsNjc5HdBTeKztPRw/w276-h400/meeting10%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">More creations by the talented Elaine, three cloth dolls inspired by antique Izannah Walker dolls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotiSfmSSWUBfphrb7BxdaC-bzOGv0-GD5p261Nrzr_zHjuteeCc_KVPC0-oESgtK1TDcMt9Z6NPRwEeUnasS4wTm91i-EvcinXtPXYD5lHPdWNFPzUmQ_QtrzS4qYWS74i8pSUrtwgQ5kcoiCdFslplXVyoL9Lc7vxfxPAkma9wJ9ie5ib0KJXBJLFw/w400-h320/meeting13%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;" width="400" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pam Hardy shared these two dolls in shamrock print dresses. She told the club that the dolls were given to her and her sister when they were children by an aunt who collected dolls. Pam said that she played with her doll, so that it looks a bit "loved."</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsAmzr9oRBMKo3onkFKVNNSkdTQK_et70MO3K3a0M3Xq2R3LD1_vosPpZtbuONKvjCi9Kdvil4pIPLZA5u5dhJznEy7MoX-fxP3z9tMlW8NOshRXR2vzZbWRqq-kwOJtoZZJ23iOB2EQuJP_IAnn3rcGCp0vi9nxQoOZIChj3DVhMFpQ1XxJilvh8-g/s1800/meeting11%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="1800" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsAmzr9oRBMKo3onkFKVNNSkdTQK_et70MO3K3a0M3Xq2R3LD1_vosPpZtbuONKvjCi9Kdvil4pIPLZA5u5dhJznEy7MoX-fxP3z9tMlW8NOshRXR2vzZbWRqq-kwOJtoZZJ23iOB2EQuJP_IAnn3rcGCp0vi9nxQoOZIChj3DVhMFpQ1XxJilvh8-g/w400-h366/meeting11%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sylvia McDonald brought this Effanbee vinyl doll dressed in green as Goldilocks. Sylvia received this doll from her brother.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8dThpHw3IuCdVnaKzK4JRQuphhBkvuoZtK-mVwZ8sUTv7e9q79Yu0f8Tpwv6OOpVPPFaiQRuCZ5wRsk86US3ApTVpC01qWMkdDrShUo0yboovW-Ec-CwVIHxUc3xyKd_n_uX5BNJ8LuqtcYdiBPBxgC9efzZNceOd1LToiPTcJPrwLaKTrithkGulw/s1800/meeting12%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="950" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8dThpHw3IuCdVnaKzK4JRQuphhBkvuoZtK-mVwZ8sUTv7e9q79Yu0f8Tpwv6OOpVPPFaiQRuCZ5wRsk86US3ApTVpC01qWMkdDrShUo0yboovW-Ec-CwVIHxUc3xyKd_n_uX5BNJ8LuqtcYdiBPBxgC9efzZNceOd1LToiPTcJPrwLaKTrithkGulw/w211-h400/meeting12%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" width="211" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Skilled seamstress Jan Irsfeld shared this reproduction doll she had dressed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_5fWgQAvwrzVC1hepwARXqhK02CQyg2F6LWX4xCYxsDPSLyovz4MA7ScksoKD6ubI4cYsoKojdBYv2NpiCZYVlpuyKTohwRIrss2Fk2FQ_LAICsk6JL2CT82gYZPpmlQCUGZSssT1BXAGJAvabZjDlTijTkG_-XbcFHVfOZzPmI-dUPTXQsvL9w_Fw/s1800/meeting15%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1196" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_5fWgQAvwrzVC1hepwARXqhK02CQyg2F6LWX4xCYxsDPSLyovz4MA7ScksoKD6ubI4cYsoKojdBYv2NpiCZYVlpuyKTohwRIrss2Fk2FQ_LAICsk6JL2CT82gYZPpmlQCUGZSssT1BXAGJAvabZjDlTijTkG_-XbcFHVfOZzPmI-dUPTXQsvL9w_Fw/s320/meeting15%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nancy Countryman brought several dolls gowned in green. This is Scarlet O'Hara by Madame Alexander. Nancy added the hat in honor of Saint Patrick's Day.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdYKihtChJ7C1ZJMTQgRXF4ApijhpnH4-AGSsZUppSoT8l2_JofypnKqWoe03Mt_RBZFDRmtbYalMLKbtPB1_sXwxXpFuFWBCNjsvJfrka3YGpMD0Zdp-vARXkn7LakdU3XGgfdHCsgW7CuEnJhE8w3S6GQwBM7o7VNDvgPA-uSmfc5NFvSTzLGvnwQ/s1800/meeting17%20-%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdYKihtChJ7C1ZJMTQgRXF4ApijhpnH4-AGSsZUppSoT8l2_JofypnKqWoe03Mt_RBZFDRmtbYalMLKbtPB1_sXwxXpFuFWBCNjsvJfrka3YGpMD0Zdp-vARXkn7LakdU3XGgfdHCsgW7CuEnJhE8w3S6GQwBM7o7VNDvgPA-uSmfc5NFvSTzLGvnwQ/w230-h400/meeting17%20-%201.jpeg" width="230" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two other dolls from Madame Alexander are the little girl in the Irish outfit and "Little Lambkin Wendy." The doll in the back is another Goldilocks from Effanbee.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HV-ICg6h9bPy3NX9eVvn3PwffvCPz3ztu6ymZ3WyUhqUbYIJDbQXx7H497OkihBOGI1nSrMJLGVabErQCUAfAAal3e4eJ-oQfDVDlYT0yd6ktJ4DanBrnJjwjX_UGniW3PUMOfFVgX5OCa0f9GMEnfS8n8xhvrrub8kR0416Dnre91UiAgM1MTcPWA/s1800/meeting16%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1702" data-original-width="1800" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HV-ICg6h9bPy3NX9eVvn3PwffvCPz3ztu6ymZ3WyUhqUbYIJDbQXx7H497OkihBOGI1nSrMJLGVabErQCUAfAAal3e4eJ-oQfDVDlYT0yd6ktJ4DanBrnJjwjX_UGniW3PUMOfFVgX5OCa0f9GMEnfS8n8xhvrrub8kR0416Dnre91UiAgM1MTcPWA/w400-h379/meeting16%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p></div></div></div>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-16995646124310394972023-02-26T22:14:00.003-06:002023-02-26T22:24:01.429-06:00February 12, 2023, Meeting<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> Member Elaine Jackson did a program on Norah Welling dolls. Elaine told the club that Wellings was born in England in 1893. She attended school until she was 14-years old, staying home to help her mother care for her father. Wellings took art courses by correspondence with the London School of Art and in 1919 took her art certificates and applied to the Chad Valley Company. She was hired as one of the company's chief doll designers. In 1926, Wellings left the company over a dispute with management. It was reported that she took and destroyed her designs so that Chad Valley could no longer use them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Her brother Leonard helped Wellings set up the Norah Wellings Company, renting her space in the family's plastering firm. In 1929, Welling's company purchased an abandoned church and Leonard began working with his sister full-time; Elaine said that the company employed many of Wellings' family and friends. By 1930, the company had opened a showroom and office in London. In addition to dolls, the company also made animals, pajama and handkerchief cases, and tea cozies. After Leonard died in 1959, Wellings decided to retire, closing the factory and destroying all designs, tools, and unfinished dolls. She died in 1975.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPl7UsKuWFDj0Mp5zqOAcNvD4EzbJkAsYEo8AbHh3_gn0UH2EMmm_4_RAPN6hPpPQLtsTJY3wGjKuIQvr_LznV5qwpacbAXYXoKM-sKuOYW5jI25UfiieDkrGOSwf0do8ydZW-YgfT4QhqrSNyFCThxDUGLe33ocSQXVGVT95CDx7Id-L9CWrnaBaUHA/s1800/meeting1%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1441" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPl7UsKuWFDj0Mp5zqOAcNvD4EzbJkAsYEo8AbHh3_gn0UH2EMmm_4_RAPN6hPpPQLtsTJY3wGjKuIQvr_LznV5qwpacbAXYXoKM-sKuOYW5jI25UfiieDkrGOSwf0do8ydZW-YgfT4QhqrSNyFCThxDUGLe33ocSQXVGVT95CDx7Id-L9CWrnaBaUHA/w320-h400/meeting1%20-%201.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elaine explained how to identify Wellings dolls. Some carried a round paper tag. Other dolls have a stitched fabric label around the wrist or on the sole of the foot reading "Made in England by Norah Wellings." The faces are molded and hand painted, either on felt or, for the smaller later dolls, stockinette. Elaine said that the dolls never had composition or plastic faces. The ears are two layers of fabric, stitched around the edge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaUftiBR9j9dj0KnuPFCGSPu_TIId266O2fPXDWjqOvcdeXPbcc1rqAqLTYmyIDio7Ba64so9MdyhItWQKfzXWGp04de5dp_f7ZZM6xdhx3mvKsYWr-E0ZoAvhZeTi3D3bQoHFapIRA_j-g712g9nNMVSozZLBhb-zB2zUYAS8SmLuacE7M1bmMVLMg/s1800/meeting4%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1800" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaUftiBR9j9dj0KnuPFCGSPu_TIId266O2fPXDWjqOvcdeXPbcc1rqAqLTYmyIDio7Ba64so9MdyhItWQKfzXWGp04de5dp_f7ZZM6xdhx3mvKsYWr-E0ZoAvhZeTi3D3bQoHFapIRA_j-g712g9nNMVSozZLBhb-zB2zUYAS8SmLuacE7M1bmMVLMg/w400-h286/meeting4%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This doll with a beautifully pieced felt dress is the model called Norene, produced from 1930 to 1959. She represents a Dutch girl. The red-haired girl in the center of the first picture is Norette, a series produced from 1934 through 1934 as child dolls. She does not have her original clothes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxr_Ory8URSgHrGENLHAZPTekYZ1oRDWLWTI3JUlJqow9Atjq8jcppDTSjcrYRV2B61i7EcsRx9E5lbj96wjSLjn7J6MQkbIviFkwL8PU22qRKm59aTFSNAwz56An2n8Q1SgPvv_9HMLIveJUQnEEnMWgQ5bIm8XdnZbbJYvankbP9OwGVI28OcuSzg/s1800/meeting7%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="963" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxr_Ory8URSgHrGENLHAZPTekYZ1oRDWLWTI3JUlJqow9Atjq8jcppDTSjcrYRV2B61i7EcsRx9E5lbj96wjSLjn7J6MQkbIviFkwL8PU22qRKm59aTFSNAwz56An2n8Q1SgPvv_9HMLIveJUQnEEnMWgQ5bIm8XdnZbbJYvankbP9OwGVI28OcuSzg/w214-h400/meeting7%20-%201.jpeg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This doll possibly represents a Dutch boy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAY1sIYoLWyzavoNrApXmJWVFYm-AUJZ55fpPAa5Tk0pMqQaFqw2SFteVTCRFVKmqCgH7rBiNE-oykFzfaF_0ojbl1pEuy_5eySGiUOnXJ7UgvEBW4xj92bOIQtUlaC6OHnq88qCilDRl2A1x3c0YolAzJGwgyPJNhmTKy6aePwfRe4fclQ_ROidrVA/s1800/meeting9%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="988" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAY1sIYoLWyzavoNrApXmJWVFYm-AUJZ55fpPAa5Tk0pMqQaFqw2SFteVTCRFVKmqCgH7rBiNE-oykFzfaF_0ojbl1pEuy_5eySGiUOnXJ7UgvEBW4xj92bOIQtUlaC6OHnq88qCilDRl2A1x3c0YolAzJGwgyPJNhmTKy6aePwfRe4fclQ_ROidrVA/w220-h400/meeting9%20-%201.jpeg" width="220" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wellings made a variety of character or novelty dolls, such as this Native American man. The dolls had stitched jointing and the clothes were sewn on the dolls as an integral part of the design. The admiral doll in the first picture, holding a British flag, is another example. The most common Wellings character doll is a sailor; the dolls were sold to cruise lines to stock as souvenirs and often carry the name of the ship or line on the hat band.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJJgAt7e99tTIMX7KblQxERH0hf4flrS_B-NONoX2w2INLh7I-oiFqI12p56Jv-trB6a4r_mpBTAnmPjb16v0bDBKsrJAVN06CAapmSdQFOKJLJO4kXJHkZbAgrH8MczqlCyVeURk5rbt6CJIaInqGvcysydSUnUTdQwFSpM97grsMVhM8ZcfLLft4g/s1800/meeting16%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1585" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJJgAt7e99tTIMX7KblQxERH0hf4flrS_B-NONoX2w2INLh7I-oiFqI12p56Jv-trB6a4r_mpBTAnmPjb16v0bDBKsrJAVN06CAapmSdQFOKJLJO4kXJHkZbAgrH8MczqlCyVeURk5rbt6CJIaInqGvcysydSUnUTdQwFSpM97grsMVhM8ZcfLLft4g/s320/meeting16%20-%201.jpeg" width="282" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This style of doll is referred to as "Old English." </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3wSGhifuTxANnyEvesNo_iDC1S-OUIIlbFJaMdvBOx7FEh-Kx7xzhswyW1Kfz6xc9hPvuv_9IJKhUpsHT00S5E_Z16rA2OUxblmsMMqKRkLASeIxkTZuyps8X4mBcvcLB3czLFktZbeKj1eK2AHcGJLZm2lVta2D1xrXvUI0J5jGYlPk6d5JMZo-yQ/s1800/meeting8%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="966" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3wSGhifuTxANnyEvesNo_iDC1S-OUIIlbFJaMdvBOx7FEh-Kx7xzhswyW1Kfz6xc9hPvuv_9IJKhUpsHT00S5E_Z16rA2OUxblmsMMqKRkLASeIxkTZuyps8X4mBcvcLB3czLFktZbeKj1eK2AHcGJLZm2lVta2D1xrXvUI0J5jGYlPk6d5JMZo-yQ/w215-h400/meeting8%20-%201.jpeg" width="215" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5Kg-ojw6Cc-qU7mz6ZrsPq5R6eF-BnlDKvXS8N6kaQsdo_3ctIo37Obn1Yt2NWGfe8jvuMrNgAqYm5f3ms-DHWeAIWslLZ24kQdwbJa_u16cW5Ck4C3mPnv84grqz8L5RoJm3_12Ld3qx-YfuvWH8P7ihXL7fa0-Frt6TgfsDvOHxx1SRtnNe3DGNA/s1800/meeting3%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="910" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5Kg-ojw6Cc-qU7mz6ZrsPq5R6eF-BnlDKvXS8N6kaQsdo_3ctIo37Obn1Yt2NWGfe8jvuMrNgAqYm5f3ms-DHWeAIWslLZ24kQdwbJa_u16cW5Ck4C3mPnv84grqz8L5RoJm3_12Ld3qx-YfuvWH8P7ihXL7fa0-Frt6TgfsDvOHxx1SRtnNe3DGNA/w203-h400/meeting3%20-%201.jpeg" width="203" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This doll is from a line called "Tiny Tot." Produced in the 1950s, the doll has a stockinette face and cotton limbs. The admiral doll stands behind her just to her right.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlWYcM3QGqoo2TQrxuncxiSzcJm9lJCxEx3Eou63qbNqSiCn8QtvoCpH8_USALZcxXRN2ZQV8KBI-ddNRNEyi3jgSu3ya2dwlcmka6WHkbXWgR3uni5Vupo9LvWFTQ8mxMk6fHp9kUdXNhgB-UEOtcpwkQBEEaM5DQIgqw1UXOgAqQGAwBWxstftMZg/s1800/meeting2%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1435" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlWYcM3QGqoo2TQrxuncxiSzcJm9lJCxEx3Eou63qbNqSiCn8QtvoCpH8_USALZcxXRN2ZQV8KBI-ddNRNEyi3jgSu3ya2dwlcmka6WHkbXWgR3uni5Vupo9LvWFTQ8mxMk6fHp9kUdXNhgB-UEOtcpwkQBEEaM5DQIgqw1UXOgAqQGAwBWxstftMZg/s320/meeting2%20-%201.jpeg" width="255" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Member Jenell Howell brought this felt doll by the Italian firm of Lenci to compare with the Wellings felt dolls.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYedDKxP-xTM_Z8A4xrv7-ubvoJmYI6vAJY9exQxkF0fgurxFElptqBcdK7Z1rz2KYz2FhLSlTUZcyBT56buIUbpl0c6Di7w7507a7-YMUNgOB282ZnXBQffiGssqDBFENMDWY57nytYAB1saE5tZUWeq62s-wsJo8Xq_ME6lm-hsE4rwGh4XJUX5FA/s1800/meeting5%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="811" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYedDKxP-xTM_Z8A4xrv7-ubvoJmYI6vAJY9exQxkF0fgurxFElptqBcdK7Z1rz2KYz2FhLSlTUZcyBT56buIUbpl0c6Di7w7507a7-YMUNgOB282ZnXBQffiGssqDBFENMDWY57nytYAB1saE5tZUWeq62s-wsJo8Xq_ME6lm-hsE4rwGh4XJUX5FA/w180-h400/meeting5%20-%201.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Member Nancy Countryman brought four dolls. Three of the dolls are by Madame Alexander; the two dolls in the front are Cissettes (the one in the gown is Cinderella), and largest doll is from the Little Women series with a Maggie face. The fourth doll in the red and black outfit is an unmarked composition girl.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTq7gdqYrlVu_pDhtY9dGXEy6WiEmEGuN5SrZW-ya30iKmjY-8cmLJtSi0iEBwHkBykgKlI0gsu6lirWimQbbNoFJNZkkU3U_Rrtx1QqonojLjTgwMjJuUQxMIwrXiZkOwCLATejJRrEO2CPePBgJ8zSM9xumWEfN0dOO_NjgPVWEbwqx7PnMFnteCfw/s1800/meeting11%20-%201.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1557" data-original-width="1800" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTq7gdqYrlVu_pDhtY9dGXEy6WiEmEGuN5SrZW-ya30iKmjY-8cmLJtSi0iEBwHkBykgKlI0gsu6lirWimQbbNoFJNZkkU3U_Rrtx1QqonojLjTgwMjJuUQxMIwrXiZkOwCLATejJRrEO2CPePBgJ8zSM9xumWEfN0dOO_NjgPVWEbwqx7PnMFnteCfw/s320/meeting11%20-%201.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Elaine McNally shared this charming wax over composition antique doll.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4ww_FPoJth3nE1lr8hHLvBjcKiWk-NkfDMCqLZE6LUjYCpjFUj0AeB_7fU2X4PHxZrCiIu8fZhZma4-RMQ7i2ifP2jppibCw-NJeNYe4UdwBuqUlTBIMKo7zkLmtP0M-FmaYCocE0qI03pNFBk7WmAr1xEQXJ6vopHX5zi5sUJtDEKyMvkTJHa5Big/s1800/meeting10%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="970" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4ww_FPoJth3nE1lr8hHLvBjcKiWk-NkfDMCqLZE6LUjYCpjFUj0AeB_7fU2X4PHxZrCiIu8fZhZma4-RMQ7i2ifP2jppibCw-NJeNYe4UdwBuqUlTBIMKo7zkLmtP0M-FmaYCocE0qI03pNFBk7WmAr1xEQXJ6vopHX5zi5sUJtDEKyMvkTJHa5Big/w215-h400/meeting10%20-%201.jpeg" width="215" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Guest Kenneth Reeves displayed two cloth dolls by the Canadian company of Bamboletta. He said that the Waldorf-style dolls are handmade of natural materials. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MVy3LbnnoJ7z6W5ExwLxuh-jrgqhiwmAvWdkV17IkbVgk9XiRnPFW87xgui2piIqGSfP4tJgft0fG97aFTcssLQK5Qcn2tDaW59pyUJHGCmrCp1VfqA2hgbdupSP_JzFkdTygSl2VSvq4pd9JaK9cQWgTA51X4miC5cX7vgUz7-gZZR90yQ9neKYAg/s1800/meeting14%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MVy3LbnnoJ7z6W5ExwLxuh-jrgqhiwmAvWdkV17IkbVgk9XiRnPFW87xgui2piIqGSfP4tJgft0fG97aFTcssLQK5Qcn2tDaW59pyUJHGCmrCp1VfqA2hgbdupSP_JzFkdTygSl2VSvq4pd9JaK9cQWgTA51X4miC5cX7vgUz7-gZZR90yQ9neKYAg/w281-h400/meeting14%20-%201.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2RtMrrSkVCOAYISjRJYt_1cl90bPBLgCl_jzPl6MI_fiXImG23UPKMSxDhAlT9LMaJY14H3oBZiCDQwmiFLO0dYzi_A1lJOx4-wd3KVhZCmd8f4phPH3vfg2JqxqSjNF6QgE-COZw3KNX-wNDR9HOoM9wSwXo2eU9nrIa-JtDuteJUbuEaAkJhNe8w/s1800/meeting15%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1630" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2RtMrrSkVCOAYISjRJYt_1cl90bPBLgCl_jzPl6MI_fiXImG23UPKMSxDhAlT9LMaJY14H3oBZiCDQwmiFLO0dYzi_A1lJOx4-wd3KVhZCmd8f4phPH3vfg2JqxqSjNF6QgE-COZw3KNX-wNDR9HOoM9wSwXo2eU9nrIa-JtDuteJUbuEaAkJhNe8w/s320/meeting15%20-%201.jpeg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Pam Hardy told the club that this doll had been brought from Europe by a relative. She said that the doll stayed in such good condition because the children were not allowed to play with her. The label on the doll's skirt identifies her as being made by the Italian firm of Magis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sFw0LoI_O4jiSAOFaZoHmqxk3A4qtFPwUz08k8IGmSSNrxCnGCrmTMK469tp29IBh_8Ig5U_xq5E-6hlVRB_O4zjCPJeTx-wKjAAzSeuUdu2ZLIb0iHFLWX-8q5QsDvRT81MH2tY5txkLnwiO5peFapDS5qODR6x001jnG93RA8jHgBXWx3gWHnvRA/s1800/meeting13%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1106" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sFw0LoI_O4jiSAOFaZoHmqxk3A4qtFPwUz08k8IGmSSNrxCnGCrmTMK469tp29IBh_8Ig5U_xq5E-6hlVRB_O4zjCPJeTx-wKjAAzSeuUdu2ZLIb0iHFLWX-8q5QsDvRT81MH2tY5txkLnwiO5peFapDS5qODR6x001jnG93RA8jHgBXWx3gWHnvRA/s320/meeting13%20-%201.jpeg" width="197" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-82182338349427424912023-01-28T22:37:00.008-06:002023-01-28T22:42:32.348-06:00January 8, 2023, Meeting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;">Member Sharon Weintraub did a program on "Weird, Wacky, and Ugly Dolls." She explained that while we tend to think of dolls as beautiful, with phrases such as "dolly face" or "she's a real doll," doll companies also created dolls that many would consider odd or ugly. She shared a number of examples from her collection. This automaton is by Leopold Lambert and entitled "Bébé et Polichinelle." Made in the 1890s, when the automaton is wound, the little girl lifts and lowers her broken polichinelle doll as she turns her head and raises her left hand to "wipe" tears from her eyes. The character head, with squinting eyes and wide-open wailing mouth, is Mold 211 by Jumeau. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12HWeFOxVyaVWmxeh7BMS_rut1gHZA9WAQJ-vsvNwSrWJJtMfNTWeBeHKfSuwyLVh6oZT6BjIJqOKTWBFuWwajCQqGG1Z8a_mXfXLIqCEdb1otzSejSEYnIaBBVx9ixxfAofvGumr1GhS2EV37_Q-B9wqMAjp5ETTXNaSCbpH4xsDd4hQkI0PpjF43w/s1800/meeting4%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="699" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12HWeFOxVyaVWmxeh7BMS_rut1gHZA9WAQJ-vsvNwSrWJJtMfNTWeBeHKfSuwyLVh6oZT6BjIJqOKTWBFuWwajCQqGG1Z8a_mXfXLIqCEdb1otzSejSEYnIaBBVx9ixxfAofvGumr1GhS2EV37_Q-B9wqMAjp5ETTXNaSCbpH4xsDd4hQkI0PpjF43w/w248-h640/meeting4%20-%201.jpeg" width="248" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This wicked witch, complete with many molded warts, is "Hexe," created for Cuno Otto and Dressel by Simon and Halbig as part of Dressel’s portrait doll series from 1898 through 1903. Other dolls in this series include the Farmer, Rip Van Winkle, and Uncle Sam, as well as historical figures from the period, such as Admiral George Dewey and Admiral William Thomas Sampson.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyP5KhB7eUknOrSWQzjsEsIJ3jEOBUcf0mx5YdlGZjL62rsstjNIkca3DUjGirT0r0ruif-HNtrBiTHTun3ctA7v9uJe1pxHOYLOh2mSehBjV5FWduqzhIxgMhJWkhl7KNeCzxmtOgtd7EIIRVTc6fiCG8wqdPkP6rUYaY9BEyjW6wOW-_RJTXX9mgg/s1800/meeting6%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1290" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyP5KhB7eUknOrSWQzjsEsIJ3jEOBUcf0mx5YdlGZjL62rsstjNIkca3DUjGirT0r0ruif-HNtrBiTHTun3ctA7v9uJe1pxHOYLOh2mSehBjV5FWduqzhIxgMhJWkhl7KNeCzxmtOgtd7EIIRVTc6fiCG8wqdPkP6rUYaY9BEyjW6wOW-_RJTXX9mgg/w286-h400/meeting6%20-%201.jpeg" width="286" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another witch doll, with a hooked nose, wrinkled face, and painted fangs, made by the German firm of Hertwig and Company. She is dressed in her original outfit. Hertwig also offered this doll as part of a set, with two all-bisque children representing Hansel and Gretel. The little china boy is front of her is a mysterious oddity. He is molded into his chair and when a metal lever is moved in the back of the chair, he jiggles his head and arms.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoeve2efZ9qfeEcnmAmcl-fvzq7OBcQl7zrAnUBGKBzydZju15J2Ep15pVy3DeZkUzqHCeLkaNj70HFjNgTS43xdslY6o2xNCLPS822h_zFVEd-ZxcFP19vZsVCJPIpyuA5eqVqv2gMN_3606xt6uZdJm-AMuteamlF5iisr0FsjnXWt8zkLQHYKwNw/s1800/meeting7%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="766" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoeve2efZ9qfeEcnmAmcl-fvzq7OBcQl7zrAnUBGKBzydZju15J2Ep15pVy3DeZkUzqHCeLkaNj70HFjNgTS43xdslY6o2xNCLPS822h_zFVEd-ZxcFP19vZsVCJPIpyuA5eqVqv2gMN_3606xt6uZdJm-AMuteamlF5iisr0FsjnXWt8zkLQHYKwNw/w272-h640/meeting7%20-%201.jpeg" width="272" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This peddler doll with her basket full of tiny antique items has a German papier mache head of the type made from the 1870s through the 1890s. The head represents an elderly woman with a large hooked nose, a wide grin exposing two teeth, and wire eyeglasses. Such heads were also used for characters such as witches and Mother Goose.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhws5sS4mkqZjX4BQzlf2CnkzODUGWoyOqdTY71vvpFDrlX42u7qlIsNOx8jYapmfW1Ly4B7iro2nhrnQfUvi9zTwJX5XPSRLyFU0mpZsHMGjOZY8AbdJ_O2U9PfCv8exW0HpBH1hOWGmLCbWhdMuIJwqsGz7o6flcQhFQiAZ1o3aB1sRkKfqH8KrMnuA/s1800/meeting5%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1203" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhws5sS4mkqZjX4BQzlf2CnkzODUGWoyOqdTY71vvpFDrlX42u7qlIsNOx8jYapmfW1Ly4B7iro2nhrnQfUvi9zTwJX5XPSRLyFU0mpZsHMGjOZY8AbdJ_O2U9PfCv8exW0HpBH1hOWGmLCbWhdMuIJwqsGz7o6flcQhFQiAZ1o3aB1sRkKfqH8KrMnuA/s320/meeting5%20-%201.jpeg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The taller monkey is of early composition covered with brown mohair and his smaller companion is an all-bisque monkey. Although unmarked, Sharon stated that they were no doubt of German origin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCT_V3jFf8mYkw-HFoGE2nh7UDUBqxsJ3cvsJdu2chJE5iXuVmN4dQAwPJ9oqROxN2LBVY7AlgCQ-R0XJHRbkWelrsddB7PulEJf8jCLqoW4XmLqhPvnO4ztvpv53HWkBvrL2C5lLh04_o-zMUJx_FsUG1KOsfozgRaqDm1WaspLRt2Ib8ZHwSk5G8Q/s1800/meeting8%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="941" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCT_V3jFf8mYkw-HFoGE2nh7UDUBqxsJ3cvsJdu2chJE5iXuVmN4dQAwPJ9oqROxN2LBVY7AlgCQ-R0XJHRbkWelrsddB7PulEJf8jCLqoW4XmLqhPvnO4ztvpv53HWkBvrL2C5lLh04_o-zMUJx_FsUG1KOsfozgRaqDm1WaspLRt2Ib8ZHwSk5G8Q/w209-h400/meeting8%20-%201.jpeg" width="209" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This early all-bisque doll is two toys in one, as his hat is also a whistle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcyhe2JfIh76v2tPVy8EwrgvpiraxFT-xomzlM7kEtH42GyyyNLft8m6QOVlY70PhO-M11CsAe5CGuj5EeL7TxOQ5_S8Xol0M7caPOBMlZ6aTODAX3OHcN1kPhMTJCnRqbWvVhJt1D7TUxThN2uoOd8RRpS1GMUqikBRY6Obj_BQpt87IduPs_EwQ9Q/s1800/meeting9%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1146" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcyhe2JfIh76v2tPVy8EwrgvpiraxFT-xomzlM7kEtH42GyyyNLft8m6QOVlY70PhO-M11CsAe5CGuj5EeL7TxOQ5_S8Xol0M7caPOBMlZ6aTODAX3OHcN1kPhMTJCnRqbWvVhJt1D7TUxThN2uoOd8RRpS1GMUqikBRY6Obj_BQpt87IduPs_EwQ9Q/w255-h400/meeting9%20-%201.jpeg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another unusual male all-bisque doll, this man appears to be dressed as a character from the traditional commedia dell'arte. His hands are pierced, there are loops on each foot, and another hole in the brim of his hat, suggesting that he could be strung as a simple marionette. Sharon thinks that he may have been intended to be part of a child's toy theatre.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #5f6368;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(95, 99, 104); font-size: 14px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXMheNwLzcl9iDXmC0SHnnbmS6D3927XysGW_WJlYDJcgpMf47Km5hM2LBBeYjyHRVJ-YHvsZGnru2d44ULGqK9VLYf3RDrXkLCH6ttb2eo9hJ0v6rf-qpKV97DQsMLA15a7qjKEC-fHe8Go_u5dZlTya-swgyon6s5SRUzRT23yd7QlMRVhx9r05lg/s1800/meeting10%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="762" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXMheNwLzcl9iDXmC0SHnnbmS6D3927XysGW_WJlYDJcgpMf47Km5hM2LBBeYjyHRVJ-YHvsZGnru2d44ULGqK9VLYf3RDrXkLCH6ttb2eo9hJ0v6rf-qpKV97DQsMLA15a7qjKEC-fHe8Go_u5dZlTya-swgyon6s5SRUzRT23yd7QlMRVhx9r05lg/w270-h640/meeting10%20-%201.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pair of unusual early bisque nodders features a naughty boy in a dunce cap sticking out his tongue at his primly dressed sister.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXdoGP-IdJZieMycjO4r3x2cO_9Q7XvPvnlDDSC0J-tHR1nzY7LC9kleK8jAmGG-NTnkD39JjSMWIWtPsISKy_YO-I37tPpcEGx2XDljLUaRpZ1SRh9GXgVsa9KBLcdLKOUOFbfXh4V0AJQozeJPFsP-5x9NU-XGMl19Qdav8Y0DAFSGUiqkRQx5RMg/s1800/meeting11%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1377" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXdoGP-IdJZieMycjO4r3x2cO_9Q7XvPvnlDDSC0J-tHR1nzY7LC9kleK8jAmGG-NTnkD39JjSMWIWtPsISKy_YO-I37tPpcEGx2XDljLUaRpZ1SRh9GXgVsa9KBLcdLKOUOFbfXh4V0AJQozeJPFsP-5x9NU-XGMl19Qdav8Y0DAFSGUiqkRQx5RMg/w306-h400/meeting11%20-%201.jpeg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The popularity of Rose O'Neill's Kewpie doll introduced in 1913 sent German companies scrambling to create their own Kewpie-inspired dolls to try to cash in on the Kewp craze. This well-fed trio are "Happifats" dolls designed by Kate Jordan and produced by George Borgfeldt in Germany from 1913 to 1921. They were produced in three sizes of all-bisque dolls as well as a version with a composition head. Happifats were also produced in Japan and companies like Shackman made reproductions as well. The German dolls have the finest bisque and decoration and often carry a stamped “C” for “copyrighted” on the sole of one foot. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkiaf7wemeI2l0gYvGNV3L3VrC34Pd6Ln17batyj2faHZx3qDHNQ9UuUF9zHK-js7q9FY9ekIus-eX3EdGN3nMeYIcPw2inrDnzX0gygoCWDXYJ04ize9PTgenSyMjHIKKCguW-kMfunNWOGz3vjQFKJocft1aHqSX9UAozPCWM8h8P_XjTIJAQrNMQ/s2937/hfs%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2937" data-original-width="2213" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkiaf7wemeI2l0gYvGNV3L3VrC34Pd6Ln17batyj2faHZx3qDHNQ9UuUF9zHK-js7q9FY9ekIus-eX3EdGN3nMeYIcPw2inrDnzX0gygoCWDXYJ04ize9PTgenSyMjHIKKCguW-kMfunNWOGz3vjQFKJocft1aHqSX9UAozPCWM8h8P_XjTIJAQrNMQ/w301-h400/hfs%20-%201.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The little horned imp was no doubt another German company's creative answer to the rather angelic Kewpies. He has cloven hoof feet and even a tiny goat tail. The other doll is HEbee SHEbee designed by Charles Twelvetrees, a prominent illustrator of the 1920s who specialized in drawings of cute children, often with humorous captions. E.I Horsman introduced HEbee SHEbee in 1925 both in bisque and composition. The boy and girl dolls are identical, except that SHEbee has pink shoes and while HEbee wears blue ones. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFk-owuGDjPs1N24yZU-AMSQy7fLF1wkP_QiPoKVR0z6Gjib6PgkWenadgzu3f5WRYxvUL7687LS-_tpT5LsOx4uPdgzBHRniBy-4NZeJXA5exMPNRJl1s6h_dRUbgW68SONkcVjIRkJaD50YRWJChjzggKY4A1MFxxrkf6QdvblagbInSc6yhhT9GRQ/s1800/meeting14%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1577" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFk-owuGDjPs1N24yZU-AMSQy7fLF1wkP_QiPoKVR0z6Gjib6PgkWenadgzu3f5WRYxvUL7687LS-_tpT5LsOx4uPdgzBHRniBy-4NZeJXA5exMPNRJl1s6h_dRUbgW68SONkcVjIRkJaD50YRWJChjzggKY4A1MFxxrkf6QdvblagbInSc6yhhT9GRQ/w350-h400/meeting14%20-%201.jpeg" width="350" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These grinning or grimacing girls were designed by Jeanne I. Orsini in 1920. The all-bisque dolls were made in Germany and distributed by George Borgfeldt. The unusual right hand with the extended pointing finger is unique to these dolls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaadiZJdoRccxS335YF1bwBBttdneRiIEqMgxZwIIAqi5xc97hnCD0vf59kiyPMlM9idC6aaMsfeOQbrXd7Jf9VIOAIPJEMymBFB0FgTNJWLJXH0jaljjDA7ZWyL1xql6FtisP-P2sOoJZL7Nw26cla3oU8rT_BDFh3tEm--sX9gf3VITr9xgl0kL9KA/s1800/meeting12%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1684" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaadiZJdoRccxS335YF1bwBBttdneRiIEqMgxZwIIAqi5xc97hnCD0vf59kiyPMlM9idC6aaMsfeOQbrXd7Jf9VIOAIPJEMymBFB0FgTNJWLJXH0jaljjDA7ZWyL1xql6FtisP-P2sOoJZL7Nw26cla3oU8rT_BDFh3tEm--sX9gf3VITr9xgl0kL9KA/w374-h400/meeting12%20-%201.jpeg" width="374" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenell Howell shared her recent find, a Trudy doll with three faces. Trudy was introduced in 1946 by the Three-in-One-Doll Corporation and was designed by Elsie Gilbert. She has a composition head and a cloth body.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVOo9SnDncCXhpNDQxlCay5ZYrfkY35YP7-CbLgrO6bx9LvTXrFaSh-xyugq74AAG9CqiuDqvyyzUnA_xGiWbBKgek7-N3Ud0fXbj8xA_UPmIZvgGU__iFu7QLWVd0SZkWpbFTa4oIccg4M-Eqk10CEGpCZYpQi9j-N-Fg7VRUIiIMu4P-X8JxraezA/s1800/meeting3%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1038" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVOo9SnDncCXhpNDQxlCay5ZYrfkY35YP7-CbLgrO6bx9LvTXrFaSh-xyugq74AAG9CqiuDqvyyzUnA_xGiWbBKgek7-N3Ud0fXbj8xA_UPmIZvgGU__iFu7QLWVd0SZkWpbFTa4oIccg4M-Eqk10CEGpCZYpQi9j-N-Fg7VRUIiIMu4P-X8JxraezA/w231-h400/meeting3%20-%201.jpeg" width="231" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elaine McNally brought this German doll dressed in its original Shaker costume. Founded in the 1740s in England, the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second was a Christian sect that became known as the "Shaking Quakers" because of the dances and movements they made during worship services. A number of Shaker settlements were established in the United States beginning in the 1780s. The Shakers were known not only for their unique dress, but also for their fine arts and crafts. Shaker woman and girls dressed dolls in traditional Shaker costumes to sell to the public as souvenirs. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVKXuOAV8UTCnQwVKoiQYbfHc4phVhShEKKCC7j06qhVk8FCjHbGE7Izsk7IyPei5FyPh0VG-uajsQZzmYxKSfG04wvkgu5h2NKSHw8xsEkwV2Gz-X4vNspSdc2CYLGVmqP-kcxKMVyqErKTQpefRvHV46KlLUFr3MFz7oIFY_sL_X2ooIHu37fzYNw/s1800/meeting2%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="926" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVKXuOAV8UTCnQwVKoiQYbfHc4phVhShEKKCC7j06qhVk8FCjHbGE7Izsk7IyPei5FyPh0VG-uajsQZzmYxKSfG04wvkgu5h2NKSHw8xsEkwV2Gz-X4vNspSdc2CYLGVmqP-kcxKMVyqErKTQpefRvHV46KlLUFr3MFz7oIFY_sL_X2ooIHu37fzYNw/w330-h640/meeting2%20-%201.jpeg" width="330" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Inspired by her find, Elaine created her own version of Shaker dolls. The larger doll she calls "Sister Flora." The dolls are cloth with paper clay faces. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTthPC8nG0OyP5jr__3ElIq-HIkh73ShgbqS-DPV14-eU99QScXeKVvEfU0BuU55D8u_m696pzIjWjZOtrTUUGsaC-QwuNCVS8q7blpYohAeSA14b-rcCu--KgXbNc77pwcbGklOak5EtHGyv13A9mOcpM8U3FQpbQn38y-A_4uPzaas3uOYycLMf1A/s1800/meeting1%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTthPC8nG0OyP5jr__3ElIq-HIkh73ShgbqS-DPV14-eU99QScXeKVvEfU0BuU55D8u_m696pzIjWjZOtrTUUGsaC-QwuNCVS8q7blpYohAeSA14b-rcCu--KgXbNc77pwcbGklOak5EtHGyv13A9mOcpM8U3FQpbQn38y-A_4uPzaas3uOYycLMf1A/w380-h640/meeting1%20-%201.jpeg" width="380" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elaine Jackson brought this trio of dolls created by Jane C. Furbee (1891 -1978). Little is known about this doll artist other than she started making and dressing dolls in the 1940s. The two taller dolls are wood and cloth and the one in the violet dress has a cloth tag stating that she is a "JanFer Woodee Doll." The little girl is carved completely from wood and dates from 1970.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqdYUa_Yf7bGxnc74XGWuTnsfqFQLiBanO1Rm8HriApC6OFDNHeJpkDQS0BAQbyHbGoRAaZQp6aBgwWRJsOG3fyACrhUdExs7zN8Y19YP_chtX_DrXndKZENPDeS--pv5zreF5mg4QXlVPBAdgYHdKrDoOBR_F-LYzDXn3wXBobcBqP-PPQE-Bc4hzw/s1800/meeting13%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1502" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqdYUa_Yf7bGxnc74XGWuTnsfqFQLiBanO1Rm8HriApC6OFDNHeJpkDQS0BAQbyHbGoRAaZQp6aBgwWRJsOG3fyACrhUdExs7zN8Y19YP_chtX_DrXndKZENPDeS--pv5zreF5mg4QXlVPBAdgYHdKrDoOBR_F-LYzDXn3wXBobcBqP-PPQE-Bc4hzw/w334-h400/meeting13%20-%201.jpeg" width="334" /></a></div><div><div class="ydp1a0722d1yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kenneth Reeves shared this picture of his three R & B (Arranbee) Littlest Angels. He stated that the girl in the white dress with tiny pink flowers was made by R & B in the mid 1950s. The redhead in the center is Li'l Imp made by Vogue in 1959 and 1960 using the old R & B molds. The one in pink on the right was made by Vogue in 1963, again using the old R & B molds. He said that 1963 was the last year of production of Littlest Angel using the old R & B molds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HnqcZcci9fjCaxChI1RUiN-V_51fBYkWrd7Qedu9lgSAFulDvB5d-Wj06UtzlDGC9hrpV4WABqzO1Djeo03x265z-UdmlArqHok10YwJB2a6FnivcYVFsNij6guCLy3n3khzfrGrBu9tgXlYitnP0KEL9oUEYNzU7PbsVUnnO4gzWDgPrU7Jcghc3A/s1800/meeting16.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1355" data-original-width="1800" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HnqcZcci9fjCaxChI1RUiN-V_51fBYkWrd7Qedu9lgSAFulDvB5d-Wj06UtzlDGC9hrpV4WABqzO1Djeo03x265z-UdmlArqHok10YwJB2a6FnivcYVFsNij6guCLy3n3khzfrGrBu9tgXlYitnP0KEL9oUEYNzU7PbsVUnnO4gzWDgPrU7Jcghc3A/w400-h301/meeting16.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-22632694808632312312023-01-02T12:28:00.003-06:002023-01-08T14:34:24.237-06:00Holiday Party, December 11, 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The club celebrated its annual holiday party at the beautiful home of member Jan Irsfeld, all decked out for the holidays.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp3xVn9kxLa-ziLLDIIVqGRgQq_eeZ-MyDLksSHvSa4Rou6D84o9NcUxnO-TG-_4AQaw3mfesEXZs6MXHM33neS6oAUkKQxqgH7jRgOksGlaevKb0UMvRrqzOhWEwMNiiYUK-y_lc5CCK7Fmg7FRVUpFM4-mG5_7pms0JS26RuisnGNw4iGzzS8WkRvg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1171" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp3xVn9kxLa-ziLLDIIVqGRgQq_eeZ-MyDLksSHvSa4Rou6D84o9NcUxnO-TG-_4AQaw3mfesEXZs6MXHM33neS6oAUkKQxqgH7jRgOksGlaevKb0UMvRrqzOhWEwMNiiYUK-y_lc5CCK7Fmg7FRVUpFM4-mG5_7pms0JS26RuisnGNw4iGzzS8WkRvg=w260-h400" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1_5oofQ1-KituowWIRcQJYf3cpQSHOpZe5zgrG25D07eqtyC2gFkdFR1ZwvZ5ksL7KkQDWQRsZpYKp5qt7B3Jzjfcnaf9i55hobOlqmCRfSDZX7q-m_rfvpyn9-zJmn6AvX-elkEds_rhiip1YHC_0P8conUdmW1sKYupujw_lBqkPgQMIYNAqlkcTQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1004" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1_5oofQ1-KituowWIRcQJYf3cpQSHOpZe5zgrG25D07eqtyC2gFkdFR1ZwvZ5ksL7KkQDWQRsZpYKp5qt7B3Jzjfcnaf9i55hobOlqmCRfSDZX7q-m_rfvpyn9-zJmn6AvX-elkEds_rhiip1YHC_0P8conUdmW1sKYupujw_lBqkPgQMIYNAqlkcTQ=w223-h400" width="223" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Members shared not only a delicious pot luck lunch but dolls with links to the season. Sylvia McDonald brought this "Precious Moments" doll. She is from the series "Garden of Friends" and represents December.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZbj3DpnSiF4OmZDEvfd3i9Bgb4fw_dQd65lFjIz4CaZT79qdbuKcsxEdEAWccTzz4iVeoXU-GNdmU9HIssydhrRc7QN5FLgj-TrILamv1Pg3rUr4ZppJ0G388ToVHPXOY9m82fg4BTPJbIj9lXAEpUT-lLZ0_jPN7Ieia3-HnSARsfDna2jMQrz60rA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1243" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZbj3DpnSiF4OmZDEvfd3i9Bgb4fw_dQd65lFjIz4CaZT79qdbuKcsxEdEAWccTzz4iVeoXU-GNdmU9HIssydhrRc7QN5FLgj-TrILamv1Pg3rUr4ZppJ0G388ToVHPXOY9m82fg4BTPJbIj9lXAEpUT-lLZ0_jPN7Ieia3-HnSARsfDna2jMQrz60rA=w276-h400" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Myrna Loesch set up this endearing tableau of two Alexander-kins dolls by Madame Alexander celebrating the holiday of Chanukah. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqoirhgEucPQB6dwb2LgvAQRdFJqTXNSBXvcRYXD463_tD_myzdr9b0AbZavvGh3ppAC42jXzskFt18m-NRJCFeakBvMr_zwPQpYFCwrN7_baPrO2-G27sQk19JF3yRz4yhkCSLTIWyq8yxcrLmrzUrxtY6GhV8svlKPuLUa41j0LrQp9As0B75FjiTg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1800" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqoirhgEucPQB6dwb2LgvAQRdFJqTXNSBXvcRYXD463_tD_myzdr9b0AbZavvGh3ppAC42jXzskFt18m-NRJCFeakBvMr_zwPQpYFCwrN7_baPrO2-G27sQk19JF3yRz4yhkCSLTIWyq8yxcrLmrzUrxtY6GhV8svlKPuLUa41j0LrQp9As0B75FjiTg=w400-h231" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both dolls are from the international series and represent Israel. The earlier doll from the 1960s wears earrings as well as a Star of David necklace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRby0bLn2pPXexnTG2tBYQ54R6xt1mrlmgX1fmcO85Bp3Y25gZ2F4hVVu6U2mil6ApjpuESL_lYPajQIUT6B4uufJ6CsI9Hcw3Mg3bChZWpKJpzcFyriOF4MxCUIwsVfQwOg-O7ZZagVZDEeuJzj4V0H3fd3tY5rjhAEZi8xxWqp1bkqEV3txk9xc9HA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1291" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRby0bLn2pPXexnTG2tBYQ54R6xt1mrlmgX1fmcO85Bp3Y25gZ2F4hVVu6U2mil6ApjpuESL_lYPajQIUT6B4uufJ6CsI9Hcw3Mg3bChZWpKJpzcFyriOF4MxCUIwsVfQwOg-O7ZZagVZDEeuJzj4V0H3fd3tY5rjhAEZi8xxWqp1bkqEV3txk9xc9HA=w287-h400" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The later version has only the necklace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXTypBj3pNGoJPvhcp1gWxsH5QJ808_DTNZbULgGIRSA7cod2sUbWnBW5hk_1peoyOzMCuLPl0_AC4OzjyXMzDXijo0lnos-W9YqC5lpMv_c3t5WwheZnOmyrcach_AUydn2aEQ_lq6EPreo7Ex6oCcf4suWug6p9SGChL0pizU4euPbsqh7L5XQoyzQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1358" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXTypBj3pNGoJPvhcp1gWxsH5QJ808_DTNZbULgGIRSA7cod2sUbWnBW5hk_1peoyOzMCuLPl0_AC4OzjyXMzDXijo0lnos-W9YqC5lpMv_c3t5WwheZnOmyrcach_AUydn2aEQ_lq6EPreo7Ex6oCcf4suWug6p9SGChL0pizU4euPbsqh7L5XQoyzQ=w302-h400" width="302" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jenell Howell brought this delightful wooden Santa, beautifully hand carved by the husband of former member Ann Campbell.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1kGOq9RavgfXzO3yvjig5-Q8quSda526vEHw-Qt4gI3dJ6ln8Oq48L6ALZ58sE8kidoJiAGCpvhrdTqPwyHBMr_YH_hnHxPox176A_OiC_zriGB_ZgWTdSn84akBubgWs5-uoJm7KTr2_OOtYKXxoozxEi09fDPyRMNhkL-aPEf1dOv3eGTbPen19VQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="995" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1kGOq9RavgfXzO3yvjig5-Q8quSda526vEHw-Qt4gI3dJ6ln8Oq48L6ALZ58sE8kidoJiAGCpvhrdTqPwyHBMr_YH_hnHxPox176A_OiC_zriGB_ZgWTdSn84akBubgWs5-uoJm7KTr2_OOtYKXxoozxEi09fDPyRMNhkL-aPEf1dOv3eGTbPen19VQ=w222-h400" width="222" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sharon Weintraub brought this crocheted miniature snowman she attributed to the German company of Carol Horn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7MM2iAUWeYmG9MBqzjUH5PDQuYZw0dHdO7bfukC7Yjsz-cDxHg9co-ztD1j8qBJ1Ox7toQLZMMnlvh5ri-rcI1tMndS_9HK8S3L3OW4Popr-RCOlFoisWFqq7Uznu4SMkHtm713vi-nqHKFzAyGed2cfVNF9f0Dr2_5BSq_K27MtYfgjkePW1AZzqGw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1204" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7MM2iAUWeYmG9MBqzjUH5PDQuYZw0dHdO7bfukC7Yjsz-cDxHg9co-ztD1j8qBJ1Ox7toQLZMMnlvh5ri-rcI1tMndS_9HK8S3L3OW4Popr-RCOlFoisWFqq7Uznu4SMkHtm713vi-nqHKFzAyGed2cfVNF9f0Dr2_5BSq_K27MtYfgjkePW1AZzqGw" width="161" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also by Horn are these diminutive dolls, each only about 1.5 inches high. The bearded dolls at the ends Sharon said could represent either gnomes or the traditional Father Christmas and they each have a tiny metal lantern hanging by their sides.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxoaIBDilploAM3__JynMHPBqBpoZS-aWCGSQtmZ51v29wAoXZEVpgppShg1C8761Q7EXKGarZhw929S-k_QrbZyKKzWN-xZk082AzcS7A0PajvsvmTlFVzCvKBwneqTSxFu5zzvRHgeH56koB1iiO3bEKFt0y_zXI4at-0rnVUpyDZYBEozqljlEcSg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1800" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxoaIBDilploAM3__JynMHPBqBpoZS-aWCGSQtmZ51v29wAoXZEVpgppShg1C8761Q7EXKGarZhw929S-k_QrbZyKKzWN-xZk082AzcS7A0PajvsvmTlFVzCvKBwneqTSxFu5zzvRHgeH56koB1iiO3bEKFt0y_zXI4at-0rnVUpyDZYBEozqljlEcSg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sharon also shared this all-bisque Kewpie doll in its original Christmas crepe paper costume.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhigM0z6Cxqo4A8Dwj0DHNzuxl6zwxjoeUipNOezWLQvlQY51mdVbcEDge6GlHILGrMIeid_uRBO7PNwOXDJxWA3UaH6Jj2jXJeaPZOFrn5dcKtN7slof2ch0eFcIOq7T69k0W-lXJgr57vKQoQpnWSeH75Q1Dfad4qfHtnoxuqQQCDxJxsC5rec972Cw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1231" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhigM0z6Cxqo4A8Dwj0DHNzuxl6zwxjoeUipNOezWLQvlQY51mdVbcEDge6GlHILGrMIeid_uRBO7PNwOXDJxWA3UaH6Jj2jXJeaPZOFrn5dcKtN7slof2ch0eFcIOq7T69k0W-lXJgr57vKQoQpnWSeH75Q1Dfad4qfHtnoxuqQQCDxJxsC5rec972Cw=w273-h400" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nancy Countryman brought these two well-loved dolls from her childhood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrX-UWMj9bpQQsd3io_cp1Ym9kz6Kn13767VutQhJcmB7E6dH7AvUl-beD_Zn0HaoyufckzT-zCz9deeABSavBD6b5E8X4B44uDFHcQWw_JPIMSmgRLmjz0FyQStXxAL25Giy90kTSNT2PfFbj3o15h4iXAvDLSDxMaRlqTetZTiv76i0Ln1MyRFLo0w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="830" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrX-UWMj9bpQQsd3io_cp1Ym9kz6Kn13767VutQhJcmB7E6dH7AvUl-beD_Zn0HaoyufckzT-zCz9deeABSavBD6b5E8X4B44uDFHcQWw_JPIMSmgRLmjz0FyQStXxAL25Giy90kTSNT2PfFbj3o15h4iXAvDLSDxMaRlqTetZTiv76i0Ln1MyRFLo0w=w185-h400" width="185" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhekYymuBtosIj1vn8CzrRQPPaUMgCaQVwtvkOKC2fSFR-sUkfCmyd0mLQVdRxxf8HoDGQN_vnLNHqQ90fFl_GlHdAUym7ELycZlxih1dUPUJRPgvXHuc0pXUoJiwMXPkVrZ4PEKxCLbUdNCM2mkI6Wn8DpdYqQUzcSaqBIZa33cnWerB1nw3Tvttwhww" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="974" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhekYymuBtosIj1vn8CzrRQPPaUMgCaQVwtvkOKC2fSFR-sUkfCmyd0mLQVdRxxf8HoDGQN_vnLNHqQ90fFl_GlHdAUym7ELycZlxih1dUPUJRPgvXHuc0pXUoJiwMXPkVrZ4PEKxCLbUdNCM2mkI6Wn8DpdYqQUzcSaqBIZa33cnWerB1nw3Tvttwhww=w217-h400" width="217" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jam Irsfeld displayed this outstanding Cissy representing representing Madame </div><div style="text-align: center;">Pompadour in the court of King Louis XV of France. Jan created the doll's lavish and ornate winter outfit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOYMdh0zihWx4uqMMnCCfr_Cd4ERzwSVyJpr4NlYRAZmhNEd0oYLXIcx7goDadRzWOOIC2XmccN_vrL1j0OtsI7zQ6JcH9U3hYk-UtwzoCbs49LiXeQgQ7aRgepkHLx0c7QKKvC5d52-Z6zKvO0S6gedfWTkg-cl-bPnf-IrozgUaIFootpeCWMY-ABA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1267" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOYMdh0zihWx4uqMMnCCfr_Cd4ERzwSVyJpr4NlYRAZmhNEd0oYLXIcx7goDadRzWOOIC2XmccN_vrL1j0OtsI7zQ6JcH9U3hYk-UtwzoCbs49LiXeQgQ7aRgepkHLx0c7QKKvC5d52-Z6zKvO0S6gedfWTkg-cl-bPnf-IrozgUaIFootpeCWMY-ABA=w282-h400" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Under her lush cloak, Madame's gown is elaborately adorned with intricate hand beading. Jan said it took her a year and a half to complete the dress.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK1VF3qs35xTeX9NosG9EaqYzZJhil0fdgBR4kjYmZ50knd02Tf2FG_7r4PqX1fx9dxr6X6I6ASCIJzjrm2lcgSc81EJCCESuVZeh9broav_M1e8ue6oyxkwDvtnl-h6IPCbluYBL8QYTuDfLWAOtpchOGvgPXwGQc0c3zeQ5HQ-u4Vows13pi4QBV0w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1350" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK1VF3qs35xTeX9NosG9EaqYzZJhil0fdgBR4kjYmZ50knd02Tf2FG_7r4PqX1fx9dxr6X6I6ASCIJzjrm2lcgSc81EJCCESuVZeh9broav_M1e8ue6oyxkwDvtnl-h6IPCbluYBL8QYTuDfLWAOtpchOGvgPXwGQc0c3zeQ5HQ-u4Vows13pi4QBV0w=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another creation by Jan is her interpretation of a Cissy trunk and trousseau once offered by FAO Schwarz. Jan made the trunk out of wooden boxes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdZR3_gxsMJCop9w5684xx1GGQrjlfiVhEolxhOHvm6MCGcbyuw_rSpvx7rXmnbfgpsPafZSkyb_lXRl8ZA4qrSmkfw68nkcnuYkurGhWHV6C6FsvW7au5YSTRDWQrSvpGfP3rJ_XgpgUwZvnKBen2SdzWPqsPz51ryluLbBCr-dcoUdg-9pnJ7MR1rw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="1800" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdZR3_gxsMJCop9w5684xx1GGQrjlfiVhEolxhOHvm6MCGcbyuw_rSpvx7rXmnbfgpsPafZSkyb_lXRl8ZA4qrSmkfw68nkcnuYkurGhWHV6C6FsvW7au5YSTRDWQrSvpGfP3rJ_XgpgUwZvnKBen2SdzWPqsPz51ryluLbBCr-dcoUdg-9pnJ7MR1rw=w400-h340" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-22518268815669345962022-11-26T21:31:00.005-06:002022-11-27T17:21:58.930-06:00November 13, 2022, Meeting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Sylvia McDonald gave a program on dolls designed by artist Sylvia Natterer. She began with a short history of the artist. Natterer was born in Switzerland in 1949. As a child she made her own dolls and dollhouse and later won awards in drawing and painting. She became a creative design teacher and taught students how to make puppets. Natterer became a member of the Munich puppet theater and made puppets to sell. However, Sylvia said that Natterer decided to cut the strings off her puppets and began selling dolls both as children's playthings and collectibles. In 1972 Natterer began creating dolls from wood composition or resin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFnMEqYkJIg44Ww-E-eH1DRqiikr3zCjlvm30USTT35Xinxud5EFoP2aO9Y8C-G4bJtqxXX775ONaMu2UohI-HPt8eqou_RwjrzuCykVfLW1E0FWLZ1SdCFFKV3cQjCOIZmepDXSyWWAjvGHbQ-2r1hUKEx0iSfh9Ko4f7_5IuUD3fyREwf5mQ-C2qg/s1800/meeting10%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1800" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFnMEqYkJIg44Ww-E-eH1DRqiikr3zCjlvm30USTT35Xinxud5EFoP2aO9Y8C-G4bJtqxXX775ONaMu2UohI-HPt8eqou_RwjrzuCykVfLW1E0FWLZ1SdCFFKV3cQjCOIZmepDXSyWWAjvGHbQ-2r1hUKEx0iSfh9Ko4f7_5IuUD3fyREwf5mQ-C2qg/w400-h203/meeting10%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sylvia discussed the doll artists who inspired Natterer, with examples of their dolls. These included Käthe Kruse (the tallest boy in the back in the green hat and the little girl in front of him in the red and white dress and pinafore), Elizabeth Pongratz (the girl in the navy blue knit dress with blond pigtails), and Sasha Morgenthaler (the remaining dolls pictured). Sylvia stated that Natterer was impressed by the design of the Sasha dolls and how their neutral expressions allowed children to project a wide range of emotions on to their dolls. She noted that in 1979 Natterer met Kruse's daughter Hanne Alder-Kruse and a friendship developed that led to Natterer designing two dolls for the Kruse company. Natterer was also close friends with Pongratz. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRYVzJeznwcy3L33vQL9djr4LLzXVdd9IvpgZ0jnFzMXYXpdRuh7R8mEiSfOJ_0GIBvSlP2lg7v7G9KaU3RpULfMf9P-sFU37eVebzCnppXFGJMrG54ibpiv6N9ViH43SXnrLFn6m9Kb3S939piFOp04B5__krHqx3WTuh2AMeYAissinzhnlf4rxZQ/s1800/meeting1%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="1800" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRYVzJeznwcy3L33vQL9djr4LLzXVdd9IvpgZ0jnFzMXYXpdRuh7R8mEiSfOJ_0GIBvSlP2lg7v7G9KaU3RpULfMf9P-sFU37eVebzCnppXFGJMrG54ibpiv6N9ViH43SXnrLFn6m9Kb3S939piFOp04B5__krHqx3WTuh2AMeYAissinzhnlf4rxZQ/w400-h271/meeting1%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xRIvr7ex9PH0l4gM1sM8bl3HzdNZVBIvmuZ7IRdnC33cVzRbkQmkFdXjGr-ElCJejE1F7GMTSsJsbTqpw-O5zN_epU357924p9XHgng0xS0eKYixfYp1mkRYCnc7u73t1y6PiiW7NOdzh_BNvZWlJ67hOtsU4Iy-k8DSkqVgI7Jq5lZtOq0RwuyFiA/s1800/meeting2%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xRIvr7ex9PH0l4gM1sM8bl3HzdNZVBIvmuZ7IRdnC33cVzRbkQmkFdXjGr-ElCJejE1F7GMTSsJsbTqpw-O5zN_epU357924p9XHgng0xS0eKYixfYp1mkRYCnc7u73t1y6PiiW7NOdzh_BNvZWlJ67hOtsU4Iy-k8DSkqVgI7Jq5lZtOq0RwuyFiA/w400-h266/meeting2%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKs8C4ZmacRRrnZ4zLB7P2fbd7TlhVx3MONxam2rdplHRTpuD2NyVQJckeBiH7j1KSyjKZrOqAhCqEfyTQZiDzQUvqgOD4ANug7VU-gz_s_HD89_XlFIVBqR3PYmIJlByH4-KRjPLZNJyIxyCr6ntsHJi20aW9PxRLtVTDh2uHPACAzs5wsCWSsrJtsg/s1800/meeting3%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKs8C4ZmacRRrnZ4zLB7P2fbd7TlhVx3MONxam2rdplHRTpuD2NyVQJckeBiH7j1KSyjKZrOqAhCqEfyTQZiDzQUvqgOD4ANug7VU-gz_s_HD89_XlFIVBqR3PYmIJlByH4-KRjPLZNJyIxyCr6ntsHJi20aW9PxRLtVTDh2uHPACAzs5wsCWSsrJtsg/w400-h300/meeting3%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Sylvia told the club that Natterer moved to Munich in 1975 and began creating her own molds and porcelain dolls. In 1982, she collaborated with the German company Zapf. Inspired by her own infant children, Natterer designed a large baby doll. In 1989, Natterer partnered with the German company Götz for the production of the Fanouche and Friends line. Sylvia stated that just prior to this, Natterer created an exclusive line of vinyl dolls, hand painted and dressed by her, for The Toy Shoppe in Richmond, Virginia. She explained that Götz agreed to this arrangement because it was seen as free publicity for the upcoming Götz collection. Natterer moved again in 1991 to a historical old schoolhouse in Tyrol, Austria, where she lives and works. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Sylvia stated that Fanouche and her twelve friends were an immediate success when they hit the market in 1990. Natterer also produced other dolls for Götz. She said that the dolls are of the highest quality, with rooted hair or wigs, hand-painted features, and finely-made clothing designed by Natterer. The dolls carry the Götz mark and Natterer's "SN" signature, and came with a certificate of authenticity. In addition to her work with Götz, Natterer designed special collectible dolls with Franklin Heirloom Dolls as well as for an Italian and a Japanese company. From 1999 to 2003, Natterer designed a line of dolls for the Spanish company White Balloon as well.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Sylvia explained that Natterer's partnership with Götz ended December 31, 2003, and the artist began working with Zwergnase to continue the Fanouche line. However, because Götz would not release the doll molds to Natterer, she had to recreate the dolls, so that the two lines look very different from each other. From 2006 to 2014, Natterer collaborated with Kruse on the Minouche line of dolls. When the Kruse company was sold in 2014, the French company Petitcollin took over production of this line. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Sylvia displayed her collection of winsome Natterer dolls.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMoaw9dKZjr7OcPqtn-tQ1JJYLewf3QHoggZprmT0xFeoWOrj7_Hy_cbiKnXg7hFfkYe33zRCQzsN7p63BGArcf6wYYm1dOoG4DE5-G8eqUwO_aX-_QWpFWX5Iiy3FrsQ_co4Ip98NwrTXksKDw0MXUVTNnxYVXkprekwdX-KLRirQE9_SpNMO0KRGQ/s1800/meeting9%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1668" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMoaw9dKZjr7OcPqtn-tQ1JJYLewf3QHoggZprmT0xFeoWOrj7_Hy_cbiKnXg7hFfkYe33zRCQzsN7p63BGArcf6wYYm1dOoG4DE5-G8eqUwO_aX-_QWpFWX5Iiy3FrsQ_co4Ip98NwrTXksKDw0MXUVTNnxYVXkprekwdX-KLRirQE9_SpNMO0KRGQ/w371-h400/meeting9%20-%201.jpeg" width="371" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmAYbLg293skinJPdLd0aSCEDbkZkgomvAhvJvCPYfb262bEIWcWj8PZ436VYHcIqtc3z1UIFNE8h-Fo5nPoqvg7gBEUEEe-pGoDVFktgp-2y0K6IpYNRMyZEOcL_jGmyMwkORFrps6R3-QkliPUFLFM-vvCgPBab7XJLmiw-0MphJCj8PxFDV8fFfQ/s1800/meeting11%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="1800" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmAYbLg293skinJPdLd0aSCEDbkZkgomvAhvJvCPYfb262bEIWcWj8PZ436VYHcIqtc3z1UIFNE8h-Fo5nPoqvg7gBEUEEe-pGoDVFktgp-2y0K6IpYNRMyZEOcL_jGmyMwkORFrps6R3-QkliPUFLFM-vvCgPBab7XJLmiw-0MphJCj8PxFDV8fFfQ/w400-h272/meeting11%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcc4ZvxaMSszHK6wX9vGqEA-iGbHv9-q6Fs7dKkIKxwozi0dz6x1eTG8n7C8lOEenvBK7p9LfhDk-RQlfnGh5WmJiWWpY0tb__cUQcoxhwdfIfAaRJ3Fw8dnkq_IvQly0Qr1Hee0x8OBVtbMnfucuZAEUJQTqcMBXjVzdVtVzqg5dBXrFwgy2QbT9RDw/s1800/meeting12%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1800" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcc4ZvxaMSszHK6wX9vGqEA-iGbHv9-q6Fs7dKkIKxwozi0dz6x1eTG8n7C8lOEenvBK7p9LfhDk-RQlfnGh5WmJiWWpY0tb__cUQcoxhwdfIfAaRJ3Fw8dnkq_IvQly0Qr1Hee0x8OBVtbMnfucuZAEUJQTqcMBXjVzdVtVzqg5dBXrFwgy2QbT9RDw/w400-h264/meeting12%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">Member Jenell Howell shared several of her Natterer dolls as well, with examples by Götz, White Balloon, and Petitcollin.</div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GN2yhA7S5ECmr4nxqx8IQoghkA9AYAOWg51bKSzQPU7GpslxY3aGvaMCWIvtyZCjO3-4qSV-40zfeU6cM1KQc9y7k8oPUXznFp7nJOKUlk4IDMEOWKnnfkJ5Xn61s96rvwypAaSKVWK0yKwn7JrDsQ1NCEJ4JH00xrI4ZWNOaii7hc5e4Se5Ew6ECw/s1800/meeting8%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GN2yhA7S5ECmr4nxqx8IQoghkA9AYAOWg51bKSzQPU7GpslxY3aGvaMCWIvtyZCjO3-4qSV-40zfeU6cM1KQc9y7k8oPUXznFp7nJOKUlk4IDMEOWKnnfkJ5Xn61s96rvwypAaSKVWK0yKwn7JrDsQ1NCEJ4JH00xrI4ZWNOaii7hc5e4Se5Ew6ECw/w400-h371/meeting8%20-%201.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenell also shared this beautiful brown-eyed girl designed by Dewees Cochran. She said that this is one of the dolls she has been dreaming of adding to her collection.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6MBpW4PQT0kr2TOkXAbdB7Umhp_LAwswgkX3_YaCdw6MwMgAH5jMkP4rLhLrNHILEuc1W-IcseGH4BhDqxUlcFSdvvPkxGcZDsgb8A4PzV7qiiVper6oMJ5NFIaM15q7Kr-pb830AZ9itUVqLh2dJBj3DSn0WFYE6-1nz-S6_96RJF6Tf-Qr2SY0NA/s1800/meeting4%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="883" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6MBpW4PQT0kr2TOkXAbdB7Umhp_LAwswgkX3_YaCdw6MwMgAH5jMkP4rLhLrNHILEuc1W-IcseGH4BhDqxUlcFSdvvPkxGcZDsgb8A4PzV7qiiVper6oMJ5NFIaM15q7Kr-pb830AZ9itUVqLh2dJBj3DSn0WFYE6-1nz-S6_96RJF6Tf-Qr2SY0NA/w196-h400/meeting4%20-%201.jpeg" width="196" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another doll from Jenell, a little Madame Alexander Alexander-kin found at the recent Settlement Home Garage and Estate Sale.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2X-yC4nWk-Mcwl4CSrVzGniRE7J5SLmnKyE35I-aPvdCF9vNGfmebLuxFiYcfdua8wCi3Zwpd7qao6DQNEWa4ACWmmQKeM7tz9EVnq7CqB0XfdnDcqu3EUva_tDKn0x3PqCWKrSrtsPpU4Olj6J7CReXwsxlCFPBSzFZwJL9dL2mwHgr6KPQ73tdlg/s1800/meeting13%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1171" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2X-yC4nWk-Mcwl4CSrVzGniRE7J5SLmnKyE35I-aPvdCF9vNGfmebLuxFiYcfdua8wCi3Zwpd7qao6DQNEWa4ACWmmQKeM7tz9EVnq7CqB0XfdnDcqu3EUva_tDKn0x3PqCWKrSrtsPpU4Olj6J7CReXwsxlCFPBSzFZwJL9dL2mwHgr6KPQ73tdlg/w260-h400/meeting13%20-%201.jpeg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Member Bette Birdsong showed off two of her recent finds from local antique malls, a pretty-in-pink Toni doll by Ideal and a Honey walker doll by Effanbee.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8T23fh4HSGRx70szAaxg1tpdw8wXvDrQC4jyO90gq4f-d8whSNJAlJGMnd-EPKxUIuFhVrd3fsJ761gfdgHPL-iTlxLp9Wrrw3usAziE1KVj5NpZkxQnpbn04rXFTji3GZjmSAnw6m5zIvIEUda5iomnNi3giJc0DqVuGDWf__wGb9YeBlhOLzlsVeg/s1800/meeting5%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1691" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8T23fh4HSGRx70szAaxg1tpdw8wXvDrQC4jyO90gq4f-d8whSNJAlJGMnd-EPKxUIuFhVrd3fsJ761gfdgHPL-iTlxLp9Wrrw3usAziE1KVj5NpZkxQnpbn04rXFTji3GZjmSAnw6m5zIvIEUda5iomnNi3giJc0DqVuGDWf__wGb9YeBlhOLzlsVeg/w376-h400/meeting5%20-%201.jpeg" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Guest Jeremy Jones shared these two more contemporary porcelain clown dolls.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfC91i_5J8oQ9gBzH-vlMLtivN3qhRtVrvqrBczavoPFzwn5nol_WBcYK-fdB9aX4MZkPJUlWyFENU1DoUaEdfRjg1_F5YPT_9aTq2K3Ty3ROt_7t3jlmOrHBa2ckWR5e3-cQTa0Qc_pcfcU3CFCXe4cfxPuxrAhEJz35lXJnk0u4tFMqz2D6r3VhFA/s1800/meeting6%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1302" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfC91i_5J8oQ9gBzH-vlMLtivN3qhRtVrvqrBczavoPFzwn5nol_WBcYK-fdB9aX4MZkPJUlWyFENU1DoUaEdfRjg1_F5YPT_9aTq2K3Ty3ROt_7t3jlmOrHBa2ckWR5e3-cQTa0Qc_pcfcU3CFCXe4cfxPuxrAhEJz35lXJnk0u4tFMqz2D6r3VhFA/w289-h400/meeting6%20-%201.jpeg" width="289" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1oBQM9moqBWOKoybnMPzNUp1YymcvBf7HaBh_DbYyo8O4_r06JI50-eXVt5t_DyeURNjG_A3ktrLS56xA2Od5n0uLZ_ZebSF_lC1420soa8ZtUR9A2qehofIF40rbnvrl-Jp8XJPJyUR44gXYTo2G6c4n3_bxlOYrLe50jgua1xpBAoSLmrSj4GzmA/s1800/meeting7%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1127" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1oBQM9moqBWOKoybnMPzNUp1YymcvBf7HaBh_DbYyo8O4_r06JI50-eXVt5t_DyeURNjG_A3ktrLS56xA2Od5n0uLZ_ZebSF_lC1420soa8ZtUR9A2qehofIF40rbnvrl-Jp8XJPJyUR44gXYTo2G6c4n3_bxlOYrLe50jgua1xpBAoSLmrSj4GzmA/w250-h400/meeting7%20-%201.jpeg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Member Jan Irsfeld brought this Cissette by Madame Alexander dressed as "Madame X" from the famous 1884 portrait by artist John Singer Sargent.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88h5RGpHqFqZlmY9B80bJKCJ8TEbNrvZ3hQnQzdePS3mR3t8GJaws1BFHNAhREUxMbZ-C0Isjn0aBKv-GNLov_MbYFrnbZOcpUe3GalE1Ac903QLBTwsvKYgRF_MiQtOfqJ6sXNQtMwfvgshCBQvz6dox8RSKtiIev4bBbYy8Xbm4A7JYdGOmAwinhg/s1800/meeting14%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1031" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88h5RGpHqFqZlmY9B80bJKCJ8TEbNrvZ3hQnQzdePS3mR3t8GJaws1BFHNAhREUxMbZ-C0Isjn0aBKv-GNLov_MbYFrnbZOcpUe3GalE1Ac903QLBTwsvKYgRF_MiQtOfqJ6sXNQtMwfvgshCBQvz6dox8RSKtiIev4bBbYy8Xbm4A7JYdGOmAwinhg/w229-h400/meeting14%20-%201.jpeg" width="229" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p></div>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-149262647308978182022-10-30T19:09:00.002-05:002022-10-30T19:36:48.954-05:00October 9, 2022, Meeting<div style="text-align: center;">Member Jenell Howell did a program on Arranbee dolls, which she referred to as a mystery company. She explained that very few collectors are familiar with the company and that many of its dolls were not marked and can be difficult to identify. When the dolls are marked, she said that they may be branded "Arranbee,” “R&B,” or with the doll’s name. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkRFm5ekCsery0Lqxr_hMUodNCjn71Y8IYWEaY7WcExeT7H_PwiuJUwiE7s1_BrcQFCaU0K5dzsYaN0RU2RtD7T90tVKPm9i227kzDQ8mlqcRZ9QQski_nutUljJlTA29IeDFRS_H0FiHjjBHp5yiVsM5hDnYUO0wNCdFBuuXoaObdpmlZi16eoaetA/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(14).jpeg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1800" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkRFm5ekCsery0Lqxr_hMUodNCjn71Y8IYWEaY7WcExeT7H_PwiuJUwiE7s1_BrcQFCaU0K5dzsYaN0RU2RtD7T90tVKPm9i227kzDQ8mlqcRZ9QQski_nutUljJlTA29IeDFRS_H0FiHjjBHp5yiVsM5hDnYUO0wNCdFBuuXoaObdpmlZi16eoaetA/w400-h208/meeting%20-%201%20(14).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DNFUWwNkEwMsiBJxq8ej2KFNzXUTe_ns6xj_K8f7qz8hvc82mfAONc3PT4nIgg30gJdTUgsGOX4Hqi7JjQRCIKpSAyWdBytjNh1UdLC-cyNxtZjHWdxmtkAVIKV--967G99er1qINMPFne5oBq0xGqDKcgSJU8z1r_olHo9TNRNM9mm30Rp3anPEYQ/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(3).jpeg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1800" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DNFUWwNkEwMsiBJxq8ej2KFNzXUTe_ns6xj_K8f7qz8hvc82mfAONc3PT4nIgg30gJdTUgsGOX4Hqi7JjQRCIKpSAyWdBytjNh1UdLC-cyNxtZjHWdxmtkAVIKV--967G99er1qINMPFne5oBq0xGqDKcgSJU8z1r_olHo9TNRNM9mm30Rp3anPEYQ/w400-h341/meeting%20-%201%20(3).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenell stated that the company was founded in 1919 by Bill Rothstein and Berman, hence the name Arranbee. By the 1930s, Rothstein was the sole owner. The company’s motto was “The dolls that sell on sight.” The company started by importing dolls from Germany. Its most popular import was “Dream Baby’ by Armand Marseille, such as this tiny example, as well as Simon and Halbig dolls. Jenell said that sometimes the Arranbee name appears on these dolls. Arranbee also sold doll hospital supplies and doll parts. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIhs71Vtk6Sf8mOA87_N8IoKaSYkJ070wD03sBppVwzPzVyD3XtHYsbXjOvZuw_Mi4a0USqJa_D9Bo38sPjJU1SQNjQzXt7jtyyKUuGSepbrwhsw6R6TjQSyUHebJKBEBJjr4_hOVR-1L6j95qyRYb8LBeAmqyrS2as80bIsFLSZbOPrjp-SE0yh3Gw/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(15).jpeg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1289" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIhs71Vtk6Sf8mOA87_N8IoKaSYkJ070wD03sBppVwzPzVyD3XtHYsbXjOvZuw_Mi4a0USqJa_D9Bo38sPjJU1SQNjQzXt7jtyyKUuGSepbrwhsw6R6TjQSyUHebJKBEBJjr4_hOVR-1L6j95qyRYb8LBeAmqyrS2as80bIsFLSZbOPrjp-SE0yh3Gw/w286-h400/meeting%20-%201%20(15).jpeg" width="286" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Around 1925 the company began manufacturing composition dolls, both under its own name and for other companies. It sold a “mama doll” named Nannette. Jenell noted that Arranbee often reused names like “Dream Baby” and “Nannette” for other dolls in its line. The company was known for quality dolls at reasonable prices. Ruby Hopf, the sister of George Averill, designed clothing for the the company’s doll line. In 1927, Arranbee formed a partnership with Vogue. This little doll in blue is an example of this partnership. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWI2345Fsmyy2SWBQEEUqNVpEkgFRfXoRbEmpExqMvsV7DhBNvMan_jvf-af1EXAE9Zj-IOy5wrRyNnCb67fXce4_RHXzq9w7RCKYc2sxzDyuk2By2KoTZp3nJeYQOnlxKYehvxe4ZTTrRqVJ1bUSZtZOlrzqsFNRwGLj2JR0UxX6iTe-lkB7ZeS-NQ/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(4).jpeg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1004" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWI2345Fsmyy2SWBQEEUqNVpEkgFRfXoRbEmpExqMvsV7DhBNvMan_jvf-af1EXAE9Zj-IOy5wrRyNnCb67fXce4_RHXzq9w7RCKYc2sxzDyuk2By2KoTZp3nJeYQOnlxKYehvxe4ZTTrRqVJ1bUSZtZOlrzqsFNRwGLj2JR0UxX6iTe-lkB7ZeS-NQ/w223-h400/meeting%20-%201%20(4).jpeg" width="223" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This cute 9-inch tall cowgirl belongs to member Elaine Jackson and is an example of the company’s storybook series. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEghFQ9It6cXOlBLWdgPtncMKtJ15crD9vYas8HlmTli3IqSx8HOO6ZnxAyqcC85fd0csKVdNmmP5OZMmIlhA4LAjUD7aAfPFz1sgKEIkuRXGqHa0d-ig2W85RtN5sDZUW1umJ5qyXgIgIvWO0jzS-IU-bRb78XMrzGQaG1NMWMaPnDEz9M4YGFbbmJA/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(5).jpeg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1040" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEghFQ9It6cXOlBLWdgPtncMKtJ15crD9vYas8HlmTli3IqSx8HOO6ZnxAyqcC85fd0csKVdNmmP5OZMmIlhA4LAjUD7aAfPFz1sgKEIkuRXGqHa0d-ig2W85RtN5sDZUW1umJ5qyXgIgIvWO0jzS-IU-bRb78XMrzGQaG1NMWMaPnDEz9M4YGFbbmJA/w231-h400/meeting%20-%201%20(5).jpeg" width="231" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenell told the club that Arranbee created the Nancy doll to compete with the ever-popular Patsy doll. The doll was made in a wide variety of sizes with painted eyes, sleep eyes, molded hair, or wigged. This example belongs to member Elaine McNally and is marked “Nancy. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7AuDZQRP9_5xzrDPAS1MDEW0f806M9UcsQi_e016iJqyjrKzwT_MTP7LOFxRCSB8htrevsQZvM76MIgeGnrY7F06kSl8gNoiO0gvmPmeBtx8k7BozNMbXJS2fyIA9qDGQoQThQCGiSXW-pZgYnStQJ-VkD_f1Uk2mIDy4OR_fp4gtLOAVc0vL46_LQ/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(8).jpeg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="867" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7AuDZQRP9_5xzrDPAS1MDEW0f806M9UcsQi_e016iJqyjrKzwT_MTP7LOFxRCSB8htrevsQZvM76MIgeGnrY7F06kSl8gNoiO0gvmPmeBtx8k7BozNMbXJS2fyIA9qDGQoQThQCGiSXW-pZgYnStQJ-VkD_f1Uk2mIDy4OR_fp4gtLOAVc0vL46_LQ/s320/meeting%20-%201%20(8).jpeg" width="154" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another example of Nancy with molded hair, belonging to member Nancy Countryman. The doll is marked “Arranbee. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxL2x74Ck9jbUUv7FqUi1ZPnSCoNfNWgE4UWYGaXApayO8lue934Qa4EwT5WlILFN-4v_tTDdBzPVAKP5F92Shkob8X1cqrStD2j8oCRNMIz7-yhOXgNPTcbPheum6N0PMvNmjMj81K6HhGHPLOte_wRsVqNBgwxpxBMGnyVH8SmQe7_Mk6mOiJWisA/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(16).jpeg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1130" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxL2x74Ck9jbUUv7FqUi1ZPnSCoNfNWgE4UWYGaXApayO8lue934Qa4EwT5WlILFN-4v_tTDdBzPVAKP5F92Shkob8X1cqrStD2j8oCRNMIz7-yhOXgNPTcbPheum6N0PMvNmjMj81K6HhGHPLOte_wRsVqNBgwxpxBMGnyVH8SmQe7_Mk6mOiJWisA/s320/meeting%20-%201%20(16).jpeg" width="201" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Debuteen was another popular doll offered by Arranbee. This example belongs to member Myrna Loesch. Jenell stated that the doll may have been made by Vogue for Arranbee. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aeWd_Hy9XJ2UELEzPBYGlgxhH6Ne45SrzP7SRW9naftqtjSilfFLEUXW5HxYhmNTlpXQ7Sdty25NIdNDv9udPCZFAUMfDSQ9lJxFNAFQw3kAQwNguJ0nb5I79Lk7A85eO753mxieaAP3FVWRpnqBY4Ktj30-8WYipS-QVg6gsRRdtFd-3SSFxZ5Cfg/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(7).jpeg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="921" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aeWd_Hy9XJ2UELEzPBYGlgxhH6Ne45SrzP7SRW9naftqtjSilfFLEUXW5HxYhmNTlpXQ7Sdty25NIdNDv9udPCZFAUMfDSQ9lJxFNAFQw3kAQwNguJ0nb5I79Lk7A85eO753mxieaAP3FVWRpnqBY4Ktj30-8WYipS-QVg6gsRRdtFd-3SSFxZ5Cfg/w205-h400/meeting%20-%201%20(7).jpeg" width="205" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenell shared several variations of hard plastic Nancy Lee or Nannette. She said that these dolls have pointed chins and lips painted with the right side very slightly higher than the left. Several of the dolls have floss wigs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BhRp379sPnwnCRpyKeG7z_R6pM12echjVKUK74fQXTwUiaIHukJJeddhEUADiUOag9xFahvDInxWFS106PmGQU2zFi6IUchJVJbj5h3-FZtR8x7UqvGTk7diBL2Ux6a8RkvRTsFZ93AyZ14SOkliHaFbVt74k85QBqSZ7LePLcMGrAsjZ14-I-Nd6g/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(11).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start; white-space: pre;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BhRp379sPnwnCRpyKeG7z_R6pM12echjVKUK74fQXTwUiaIHukJJeddhEUADiUOag9xFahvDInxWFS106PmGQU2zFi6IUchJVJbj5h3-FZtR8x7UqvGTk7diBL2Ux6a8RkvRTsFZ93AyZ14SOkliHaFbVt74k85QBqSZ7LePLcMGrAsjZ14-I-Nd6g/w195-h400/meeting%20-%201%20(11).jpeg" width="195" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKSH3dltin1x7kTG7Ws4Fs5_oiEcw_vixIUXXZ0FZdSGVRD5VpH98kDtrkr1rgzFTq1bxZiclTlCzXAdb8sSIN0VoEE3EMST0I_z_tl21qjdSphfLImb08hzSK4PBw9igMJLrUKOhoVCzpS7Rii6xbtE6cy1ADXebSo569mLlLGv2QCVMHBQeDiepTw/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(10).jpeg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start; white-space: pre;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="774" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKSH3dltin1x7kTG7Ws4Fs5_oiEcw_vixIUXXZ0FZdSGVRD5VpH98kDtrkr1rgzFTq1bxZiclTlCzXAdb8sSIN0VoEE3EMST0I_z_tl21qjdSphfLImb08hzSK4PBw9igMJLrUKOhoVCzpS7Rii6xbtE6cy1ADXebSo569mLlLGv2QCVMHBQeDiepTw/w173-h400/meeting%20-%201%20(10).jpeg" width="173" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OTkIjm3mSGCItpR8FDZ6ZPV9TLvd-B-azPvh0tL53dDq1bs0k0qKwJ44z5HsnYurQkyFHZh_2KO9qU8udJA-nogKRzmVyZ4_P0joUlpsatAUOmy6KH6CXg_BhU0M-BRa_3BSAYBkNO9pYVK0jpHr3f7dawcfUXvSiE6Ozvqvy8RZPvvDzJrWRuz_vA/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(6).jpeg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start; white-space: pre;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="940" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OTkIjm3mSGCItpR8FDZ6ZPV9TLvd-B-azPvh0tL53dDq1bs0k0qKwJ44z5HsnYurQkyFHZh_2KO9qU8udJA-nogKRzmVyZ4_P0joUlpsatAUOmy6KH6CXg_BhU0M-BRa_3BSAYBkNO9pYVK0jpHr3f7dawcfUXvSiE6Ozvqvy8RZPvvDzJrWRuz_vA/s320/meeting%20-%201%20(6).jpeg" width="167" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="text-align: start; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVeTaofvc7nG25xoVkmpl__emmWQ1iEm37UIpLRhI0GBMVnK9IvdJo8-3zDQI7SB6h6qu4F1jagjszKjY4SMdI3LcOyLkiuRFKZUcjnYNLW0yKPT0yr-H9-08xhz8aXvBGTodpm_GNL-zlX44_FqE-MtaXZItQjO9c_2Iztyc-KlB-_8Ugy3HfFY53w/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVeTaofvc7nG25xoVkmpl__emmWQ1iEm37UIpLRhI0GBMVnK9IvdJo8-3zDQI7SB6h6qu4F1jagjszKjY4SMdI3LcOyLkiuRFKZUcjnYNLW0yKPT0yr-H9-08xhz8aXvBGTodpm_GNL-zlX44_FqE-MtaXZItQjO9c_2Iztyc-KlB-_8Ugy3HfFY53w/s320/meeting%20-%201%20(1).jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span">The ice skater has a walker mechanism. Her striped dress is </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span">not original.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbSXdKCpRL4Q7IhvmvdXiaFrtq1y1bBdoxVCJDDdFhxRXR7ZCiIO91Yy-O-9WS_8IiQM-1qyoK3Ejme1yKYsJttnyjbx1bMzHIL7egPTu-0dJJSHK25ZspwAPSzqod8ElCuuDdEBGaRxbPpSKA0HhvbWSn7f5bNUkO1UQ-jAUCYITjnQ3bxKCb7npcw/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(12).jpeg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbSXdKCpRL4Q7IhvmvdXiaFrtq1y1bBdoxVCJDDdFhxRXR7ZCiIO91Yy-O-9WS_8IiQM-1qyoK3Ejme1yKYsJttnyjbx1bMzHIL7egPTu-0dJJSHK25ZspwAPSzqod8ElCuuDdEBGaRxbPpSKA0HhvbWSn7f5bNUkO1UQ-jAUCYITjnQ3bxKCb7npcw/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(12).jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbSXdKCpRL4Q7IhvmvdXiaFrtq1y1bBdoxVCJDDdFhxRXR7ZCiIO91Yy-O-9WS_8IiQM-1qyoK3Ejme1yKYsJttnyjbx1bMzHIL7egPTu-0dJJSHK25ZspwAPSzqod8ElCuuDdEBGaRxbPpSKA0HhvbWSn7f5bNUkO1UQ-jAUCYITjnQ3bxKCb7npcw/s320/meeting%20-%201%20(12).jpeg" /></a></div></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This adorable redhead is Littlest Angel, which Jenell noted is similar to “Wee Imp” by Vogue. She said that Arranbee introduced the small bent-knee toddler doll. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvWiyzg8qLj2Zxjl-ohrGKOymA6Qsa4bX5DNxTxEUs792OYBXmOcTu6g2DEsiL65iEKpfR1Hphs7Wa8ZVMNbANjAUxEpCqwqhx8PIO0yTc0uqaU5XgoYc4Quk-9RGjfxsEI5jh_dGDIgsgGh_S9nxXXCT8KW8mqns1XZ0rmJFZNfKQZVZJ94hiRf7xg/s896/meeting%20-%201%20(19).jpeg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="776" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvWiyzg8qLj2Zxjl-ohrGKOymA6Qsa4bX5DNxTxEUs792OYBXmOcTu6g2DEsiL65iEKpfR1Hphs7Wa8ZVMNbANjAUxEpCqwqhx8PIO0yTc0uqaU5XgoYc4Quk-9RGjfxsEI5jh_dGDIgsgGh_S9nxXXCT8KW8mqns1XZ0rmJFZNfKQZVZJ94hiRf7xg/w346-h400/meeting%20-%201%20(19).jpeg" width="346" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenell stated that Rothstein died in 1957 and the following year the company was bought out by Vogue. Vogue kept Arranbee as a separate company for three years, then merged the two companies. Jenell noted that Arranbee clothing uses lots of bias tape and square snaps, and that a fichu is often part of the outfit. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Member Sylvia McDonald brought one of her childhood dolls, this charming child in her original outfit. The doll has been purchased for her in 1946 or 1947 from White’s Auto Store and put away for her as a Christmas present. However, Sylvia came across the doll before the holiday and that is how she learned that Santa was in fact her father! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElL6DPUEHKS0qSoH_1clhsQnDMArD2dZICAzZ6wXuW8yt6eQ4RGan7mQa7ywcl2HacTNtwzNvUx2OTpdGJdMZJp5xg4VtQFXUo1smMUDnoVoMSKvBTg14xkXS1rmsqq8BxSQEfWGPuy3IzhqeXcg46uRgsHt8NLvFVZEpqCr3eYTA_k2W4WBgHztL7g/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(9).jpeg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="850" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElL6DPUEHKS0qSoH_1clhsQnDMArD2dZICAzZ6wXuW8yt6eQ4RGan7mQa7ywcl2HacTNtwzNvUx2OTpdGJdMZJp5xg4VtQFXUo1smMUDnoVoMSKvBTg14xkXS1rmsqq8BxSQEfWGPuy3IzhqeXcg46uRgsHt8NLvFVZEpqCr3eYTA_k2W4WBgHztL7g/w189-h400/meeting%20-%201%20(9).jpeg" width="189" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">New member Pam Hardy shared this beautiful Toni doll in its original box. She said that it was given to her by a neighbor who learned that she collected dolls. The doll belonged to the neighbor’s daughter, who had never played with it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9crRM82H4pd4zdub3WOukPUgAWGI5ecovx_EnfFCD4Gu0TcvvR62j74OpoD2WoaEkBqkvDloQn13XGbsIdUDerXyOgRVvGjPeia_kxAIcMMvqlShKCZkpuaYleD-xsWtewdNFhpSdgs-HHrjB61BgrgNAtJIYne2O3lW5Vb8z395IxU_If5PLqnHjg/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(13).jpeg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1013" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9crRM82H4pd4zdub3WOukPUgAWGI5ecovx_EnfFCD4Gu0TcvvR62j74OpoD2WoaEkBqkvDloQn13XGbsIdUDerXyOgRVvGjPeia_kxAIcMMvqlShKCZkpuaYleD-xsWtewdNFhpSdgs-HHrjB61BgrgNAtJIYne2O3lW5Vb8z395IxU_If5PLqnHjg/w225-h400/meeting%20-%201%20(13).jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">Jan Irsfeld displayed this Dollikin, which she said replaced one she had in childhood. Jan also created her striking outfit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7l7njwk8WMP_G1wWtcnTHrD8_V4ipzgBb54axp9VhzHqVgQYYrnYArsq_ZA8FmwRdCCdT3ZIkMPbk1ZGzLEZBZcyiR__AfJ5wS4v6NsuYnCa_PHGtwYyfzUGvGQpaaE8W51wpKPe_KklryIAOI3x_VZ-MGvfg3CxMURFixjRn_ld5QiA8c0IGYFFwXQ/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(2).jpeg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: pre;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7l7njwk8WMP_G1wWtcnTHrD8_V4ipzgBb54axp9VhzHqVgQYYrnYArsq_ZA8FmwRdCCdT3ZIkMPbk1ZGzLEZBZcyiR__AfJ5wS4v6NsuYnCa_PHGtwYyfzUGvGQpaaE8W51wpKPe_KklryIAOI3x_VZ-MGvfg3CxMURFixjRn_ld5QiA8c0IGYFFwXQ/w235-h400/meeting%20-%201%20(2).jpeg" width="235" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbSXdKCpRL4Q7IhvmvdXiaFrtq1y1bBdoxVCJDDdFhxRXR7ZCiIO91Yy-O-9WS_8IiQM-1qyoK3Ejme1yKYsJttnyjbx1bMzHIL7egPTu-0dJJSHK25ZspwAPSzqod8ElCuuDdEBGaRxbPpSKA0HhvbWSn7f5bNUkO1UQ-jAUCYITjnQ3bxKCb7npcw/s1800/meeting%20-%201%20(12).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><p></p>
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</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In memory of Queen Elizabeth II, this month's theme was queens. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qE6yK2OFB6r5JUlpd1IyNs7Ldw1RHUEz1lepgy6ix_fskmmOoLnB9bua_9HmO_fjPyeYIJRgb-4LjkVWR_kCcl6Dy0cXQbwd77nzTVIMUzwDHqJLr8M2AHSmO0LoQzdybaho797fNRCtChcvQl38EOW6TMdQQqPaa5F17BCsZ9_6Mb1ff8WpL4KZxw/s1800/meeting3%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1198" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qE6yK2OFB6r5JUlpd1IyNs7Ldw1RHUEz1lepgy6ix_fskmmOoLnB9bua_9HmO_fjPyeYIJRgb-4LjkVWR_kCcl6Dy0cXQbwd77nzTVIMUzwDHqJLr8M2AHSmO0LoQzdybaho797fNRCtChcvQl38EOW6TMdQQqPaa5F17BCsZ9_6Mb1ff8WpL4KZxw/w426-h640/meeting3%20-%201.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Sharon Weintraub displayed two doll heads, one of fine bisque and the other of carved wood. Both heads had the hair tucked into a snood, with a scarf draped over on side of the head and a plume on the other. She explained that this style of head is known to collectors as Empress Eugenie. Empress Eugenie was the consort of Napoleon III, who reigned as the emperor of France from 1852 until 1870. Sharon stated that there is no evidence the head is actually a portrait of the empress, but that this is just a name given this type of head by early doll collectors. The wooden head was found in an antiques market in Barcelona, Spain, and is expertly carved. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVabw0S777WDgsvKWPePMCAy1CAFMIlvTwvdIsqeYqQZZ1aWIRHxESRonbSaVBoD-bgSedWUCNUqL4vu0OST2aCiGlG9Qe0_i5lz3CrWLn8s1S9ncWhvupij75FsDw78d_7l2YwvYEeMFOsJtWnmeXhkjWuHjwnevrJIxXpli-UWS-N4mem1EI8kq5g/s1800/meeting17%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1526" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVabw0S777WDgsvKWPePMCAy1CAFMIlvTwvdIsqeYqQZZ1aWIRHxESRonbSaVBoD-bgSedWUCNUqL4vu0OST2aCiGlG9Qe0_i5lz3CrWLn8s1S9ncWhvupij75FsDw78d_7l2YwvYEeMFOsJtWnmeXhkjWuHjwnevrJIxXpli-UWS-N4mem1EI8kq5g/w339-h400/meeting17%20-%201.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She also shared this French fashion doll by Francois Gaultier on a jointed wooden body. The doll is dressed in an old beautifully tailored and hand sewn outfit, including layers of undergarments. Pinned to the back of her slip is a yellowed note declaring in French "Margueritte of France, Sister of Francis the 1st." This would indicate that the doll represents Margaret of Valois, who became Queen of Navarre upon her marriage to Henry III of Navarre in 1572 and then rose to Queen of France at her husband's 1589 accession to the latter throne as Henry IV. Sharon pointed out that the doll should be more properly dressed in Elizabethan garb rather than a romanticized outfit of the Middle Ages.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOqBVy4z8YX66Xn__jyFzMgT2X7-sCPzKao4iGUaAtXS_3xSLtwpO09oaVmaPphPOXb7AeHfq7kpmIs-qddhef-bItNqe-b_8Wz0n_v_OYcFyGwVEfS4szWm_LEQ0vvZgh1y9Te56KfaNP3eDCydi-1wwVqX2VL2eu0aNcb80Bz9LHBy0i96qxDA7YA/s1800/meeting13%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1593" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOqBVy4z8YX66Xn__jyFzMgT2X7-sCPzKao4iGUaAtXS_3xSLtwpO09oaVmaPphPOXb7AeHfq7kpmIs-qddhef-bItNqe-b_8Wz0n_v_OYcFyGwVEfS4szWm_LEQ0vvZgh1y9Te56KfaNP3eDCydi-1wwVqX2VL2eu0aNcb80Bz9LHBy0i96qxDA7YA/w354-h400/meeting13%20-%201.jpeg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div>Sharon displayed this 9.5-inch tall bisque-headed doll representing Queen Victoria. The doll is part of the "Femmes Célèbres" ("Great Ladies") series produced by Société Française de Bébé and Jouets (S.F.B.J.) in the 1940s. Her round paper tag reads "Fabrication Jumeau Paris Made in France" on one side and written in ink on back of label is "Victoria I Reine d Angleterre Cirque 1860." </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuod0ViSf5QMIS43XiHlfwcHKS-tOchpZf9QZbY9oLbYWKT9sJtamcXmWC8XXSowT3iBwuXpb44V6R06SzdBSzPCh0NWkHfyQJpkXJOQAZ6d-u9EXlnXsQzArJZSb1OMSsD5N44SI63_MjVGFYTCHsqlRtkB853K_qQQt0bYARrR4JLLJMnCifV5cO9g/s1800/meeting6%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="974" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuod0ViSf5QMIS43XiHlfwcHKS-tOchpZf9QZbY9oLbYWKT9sJtamcXmWC8XXSowT3iBwuXpb44V6R06SzdBSzPCh0NWkHfyQJpkXJOQAZ6d-u9EXlnXsQzArJZSb1OMSsD5N44SI63_MjVGFYTCHsqlRtkB853K_qQQt0bYARrR4JLLJMnCifV5cO9g/w346-h640/meeting6%20-%201.jpeg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Sylvia McDonald brought this 1992 Madame Alexander doll dressed in a coronation outfit, complete with crown and velvet robe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gx_C6Ib2zlC2EiMn6c2gFmu1hNBul1-utWgbubTzlX1D1rhTqMQle117teqdHD57hWlCP7jRB-o8PoLUJURDbYNjIiAx3rxPc8kn3u8glh0RxWfVyX3h4MhKf_CL07G5EPDytnJ6pzlqyqnIEKs2Z64wnUmLudQAeTj0RtPVDnZt4TTzjAbsAZnINg/s1800/meeting4%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1800" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gx_C6Ib2zlC2EiMn6c2gFmu1hNBul1-utWgbubTzlX1D1rhTqMQle117teqdHD57hWlCP7jRB-o8PoLUJURDbYNjIiAx3rxPc8kn3u8glh0RxWfVyX3h4MhKf_CL07G5EPDytnJ6pzlqyqnIEKs2Z64wnUmLudQAeTj0RtPVDnZt4TTzjAbsAZnINg/w400-h239/meeting4%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On one side of the doll are dolls in elaborate uniforms by English doll artist Peggy Nesbitt. The older man represents a yeoman warder, who guards the Tower of London and the crown jewels displayed therein. The other man represents a palace guard wearing his signature "bearskin" helmet. The actual helmets are made of Canadian bear skins and were originally intended to make soldiers look taller and more intimidating in battle. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PYgJl1gdTgmI9aYD5QIJUocFho70LQ4Y_HAWmL0uX8pqjYk5LjDF4uaIpoCCigTQpEk4p-JPxUJRS05hBKqNYy6aTW6Nkxyqb4cDQEF1tN-4wh_AVmclcskD7HYUH8M5GFD0w45yr3JAnQxClHxkO3juFixm3icx-MkL4YKAipafeKMjN2gW6LcT9Q/s1800/meeting7%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PYgJl1gdTgmI9aYD5QIJUocFho70LQ4Y_HAWmL0uX8pqjYk5LjDF4uaIpoCCigTQpEk4p-JPxUJRS05hBKqNYy6aTW6Nkxyqb4cDQEF1tN-4wh_AVmclcskD7HYUH8M5GFD0w45yr3JAnQxClHxkO3juFixm3icx-MkL4YKAipafeKMjN2gW6LcT9Q/w400-h400/meeting7%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A doll peddler, also by Nesbitt, admires the pomp and circumstance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdf_u8qWXSO1ytNeBmJcpVxX5Xaer6dPpKRPXEfNEFxg_o-e_RvpcdpuRyGPli8Xoapco2ZeIVRk4sZS6uZALEdWq0GwN-fQ7o5lt97tNIGMM8j7UWYu3WE7Y4kK6Yh8r92aD_0hzd4tsyg7Ar1rf-Ixk6VfR0IaNzol_MUXzog-3DT0nxviImcqbiCA/s1800/meeting9%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1215" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdf_u8qWXSO1ytNeBmJcpVxX5Xaer6dPpKRPXEfNEFxg_o-e_RvpcdpuRyGPli8Xoapco2ZeIVRk4sZS6uZALEdWq0GwN-fQ7o5lt97tNIGMM8j7UWYu3WE7Y4kK6Yh8r92aD_0hzd4tsyg7Ar1rf-Ixk6VfR0IaNzol_MUXzog-3DT0nxviImcqbiCA/w432-h640/meeting9%20-%201.jpeg" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Myrna Loesch brought this collection of Madame Alexander Cissy and Cissette dolls in coronation gowns. The lovely lady in the purple robe dates from 1955. Myrna pointed out the doll's "ruby" and "diamond" bracelets, explaining that the jeweled cuffs worn by Queen Elizabeth during her coronation were a symbol of her sovereignty. The other Cissy dates from 1957 and wears a replacement crown made by Myrna. The purple robe, large golden crown, and specter belong to Member Jan Irsfeld and were made by Alexander to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Elizabeth's coronation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoLDg2ChIQYRssdoNoPWP6Yrneu971Mkdb_PwS0CUfmoZIT83CUk2jBEfyijm8qhwwE_lBm7dwsy_WMn2gNeaWRVRggtkPl0NJMLQBG0qxT_SKB9jKZ1D1-kcDF_IvLPcxU-8xthbkQtLu0tMnXrjWyJNgQNCwPTMqmX29LcdVaVlAoi_kSI-ysmZAw/s1800/meeting2%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1774" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoLDg2ChIQYRssdoNoPWP6Yrneu971Mkdb_PwS0CUfmoZIT83CUk2jBEfyijm8qhwwE_lBm7dwsy_WMn2gNeaWRVRggtkPl0NJMLQBG0qxT_SKB9jKZ1D1-kcDF_IvLPcxU-8xthbkQtLu0tMnXrjWyJNgQNCwPTMqmX29LcdVaVlAoi_kSI-ysmZAw/w394-h400/meeting2%20-%201.jpeg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4R3Z2I5hRzGhSoWcylpOY5CijuV_w1njTNewCjrj5m2omLkDbP3hG6ALIJQghjRCjDf3XmFYwtNWA46r9qObiGdGAPWptigRcGWuYieQLXH_03htFp8K6XsHbe5EgxMfv1AvlRfy1gGvgI5bcBTNcekSeQCRTSP5y3m-bRFjCKw5Z3AoJSu5Q7poGg/s1800/meeting14%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1800" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4R3Z2I5hRzGhSoWcylpOY5CijuV_w1njTNewCjrj5m2omLkDbP3hG6ALIJQghjRCjDf3XmFYwtNWA46r9qObiGdGAPWptigRcGWuYieQLXH_03htFp8K6XsHbe5EgxMfv1AvlRfy1gGvgI5bcBTNcekSeQCRTSP5y3m-bRFjCKw5Z3AoJSu5Q7poGg/w400-h375/meeting14%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXLzStCcK9M--krxhLaKBH6CNCFNHetn5k6Jh3SPpCCg3lSjyScOMlEhMWps5Ae95c1K-cD9bUpL5p2SO7-wpb54iuW5978EQEcEdThRQuhvA1qm3FfEnvP95uIsKwrhMxoRPgJuKzvTcirIGlQY8jaVhXHLonNY6Bb2T1acwmK9QDVqwWOs4jDaKpQ/s1800/meeting15%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1652" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXLzStCcK9M--krxhLaKBH6CNCFNHetn5k6Jh3SPpCCg3lSjyScOMlEhMWps5Ae95c1K-cD9bUpL5p2SO7-wpb54iuW5978EQEcEdThRQuhvA1qm3FfEnvP95uIsKwrhMxoRPgJuKzvTcirIGlQY8jaVhXHLonNY6Bb2T1acwmK9QDVqwWOs4jDaKpQ/w368-h400/meeting15%20-%201.jpeg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Cissette in the golden floral dress is from 1958. The doll with the red sash dates from 1972-73.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuMez_ZQRkFpFxjuge2HA5SbDs0zxsGSCHegBHUGmFi3qXfyIjjKNecU46duJxJcqSz9virVAsTTTKEDMnlmhSvXcsCOYaL1Ug9dBQkxyPmlydC5Jl1o9dUm3Ifm_DKo8fgtxQBWSF_DmmInSkS5OGcUsiw4R6Lk10Bzu5kOgMsSeePVeY8UBuvreCw/s1800/meeting16%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1648" data-original-width="1800" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuMez_ZQRkFpFxjuge2HA5SbDs0zxsGSCHegBHUGmFi3qXfyIjjKNecU46duJxJcqSz9virVAsTTTKEDMnlmhSvXcsCOYaL1Ug9dBQkxyPmlydC5Jl1o9dUm3Ifm_DKo8fgtxQBWSF_DmmInSkS5OGcUsiw4R6Lk10Bzu5kOgMsSeePVeY8UBuvreCw/w400-h366/meeting16%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Elaine Jackson shared this book, first published in 1950, written by Marion Crawford, who was the governess to Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLCtXgf_LeiKxoRmi3XXo6Nzk8TRFBSd_XAPj65A44iN5kcLlgb1VePxEAq73t6bdea7vSpydp4gZeaPsl04C3NHYzPHRGCMywtGlcihbLs4D2l1SnoIV7QzsHStFqAPOzbUvGLiJU1E70KT5opRswLALJFzR5YqdYUddikh14PsuhTnXBtnv5sadUg/s1800/meeting12%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1412" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLCtXgf_LeiKxoRmi3XXo6Nzk8TRFBSd_XAPj65A44iN5kcLlgb1VePxEAq73t6bdea7vSpydp4gZeaPsl04C3NHYzPHRGCMywtGlcihbLs4D2l1SnoIV7QzsHStFqAPOzbUvGLiJU1E70KT5opRswLALJFzR5YqdYUddikh14PsuhTnXBtnv5sadUg/w314-h400/meeting12%20-%201.jpeg" width="314" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Member Elaine McNally displayed some of her latest wood and cloth creations.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8Db6exfW8jaf6RF1_mHMp4AVIoYmUEYqQ9wxWCUTESh-N3b_hI8eQVd0WPWBk-ceE1JKF9W-YpUmD29uN_idc4UGfpJgjfGLnEkOzMH9bIhvy8KQwJJIBRyAIEFWSVSO3E7sVseQA5_2Hbd8q6pKTX2pZhHBUdZRPbDE5zoto0tj7WxgOJ4jISvXIA/s1800/meeting11%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1103" data-original-width="1800" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8Db6exfW8jaf6RF1_mHMp4AVIoYmUEYqQ9wxWCUTESh-N3b_hI8eQVd0WPWBk-ceE1JKF9W-YpUmD29uN_idc4UGfpJgjfGLnEkOzMH9bIhvy8KQwJJIBRyAIEFWSVSO3E7sVseQA5_2Hbd8q6pKTX2pZhHBUdZRPbDE5zoto0tj7WxgOJ4jISvXIA/w400-h245/meeting11%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Guest Pam Hardy brought this artist doll to share. She purchased it on a tour of Germany. The doll has a handwritten paper tag that says "matrosen mädchen," or "sailor girl."</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6FJITTD2S-uLFFV1fXFryZrYwZU38-oWfabNcl9Jq-y9pkop1KIKU6AdcqmRkpWxLyWdgTFNfKtQM_ikhBH8TJCbhLKtTKHBU4m94qrYBjnRFdjVUuTLYoNGdTCp8Sysg9HiCMxCkqrZ2AQrIuyPV96156jGdKv7a-LFjVsiPAU7S_cbT8E19M1ZmQ/s1800/meeting18%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1237" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6FJITTD2S-uLFFV1fXFryZrYwZU38-oWfabNcl9Jq-y9pkop1KIKU6AdcqmRkpWxLyWdgTFNfKtQM_ikhBH8TJCbhLKtTKHBU4m94qrYBjnRFdjVUuTLYoNGdTCp8Sysg9HiCMxCkqrZ2AQrIuyPV96156jGdKv7a-LFjVsiPAU7S_cbT8E19M1ZmQ/w440-h640/meeting18%20-%201.jpeg" width="440" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-92166515713805786152022-09-01T00:07:00.001-05:002022-09-01T00:07:09.675-05:00August 14, 2022, Meeting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This month's theme was the souvenir dolls produced for the United Federation of Doll Clubs (UFDC) conventions. For every convention a limited edition doll is produced as a souvenir for the convention itself, but special dolls are also designed for luncheons and other events. Member Elaine Jackson brought two examples of UFDC souvenir dolls. This doll is Rosita, the souvenir doll for the 1984 UFDC convention in San Antonio. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6P5MKDlS-Zd8h9CUYTaDIVBWmc2t-mF4_Oa4nmva3v1nsBnfFQK7LmUyocPMqFKISwOnaqh6kbmwt5CRAPnUHahRaHtUwAXxzwkvNs7CuWP-gWlyXWHok7f-8T0cdDW5y1-1yEPhBmCC7QDtqpRfwoDjfjBtoo9_L8O_OkmexzwA0OX0ebr2LPRu4_g/s1800/dollmeeting5%20-%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1036" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6P5MKDlS-Zd8h9CUYTaDIVBWmc2t-mF4_Oa4nmva3v1nsBnfFQK7LmUyocPMqFKISwOnaqh6kbmwt5CRAPnUHahRaHtUwAXxzwkvNs7CuWP-gWlyXWHok7f-8T0cdDW5y1-1yEPhBmCC7QDtqpRfwoDjfjBtoo9_L8O_OkmexzwA0OX0ebr2LPRu4_g/w368-h640/dollmeeting5%20-%201.jpeg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This charming child is Baby Stuart and was the souvenir doll for the 1996 UFDC convention in Dallas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClpoMSEQG1HRSPADLKss5yz4Sqo4HwwcfqJ0QvR8hs6DpofCSVs54mPYLfWdoWOPmVFzin_XWbIXMqzbvFyE-RTwnQ_LELQQBe9D0JSfEAd9qqOZFAQyQ-HJqQokjVwQjP8sy5kT_YinCtjB0EiGXk0q_xfJkJye1U37HuXti3a9QD9bvK9QkchnWTg/s1800/dollmeeting4%20-%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1063" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClpoMSEQG1HRSPADLKss5yz4Sqo4HwwcfqJ0QvR8hs6DpofCSVs54mPYLfWdoWOPmVFzin_XWbIXMqzbvFyE-RTwnQ_LELQQBe9D0JSfEAd9qqOZFAQyQ-HJqQokjVwQjP8sy5kT_YinCtjB0EiGXk0q_xfJkJye1U37HuXti3a9QD9bvK9QkchnWTg/w378-h640/dollmeeting4%20-%201.jpeg" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are the UFDC souvenir books from these conventions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigec-7EJspLKTkyWJP9lBr9g0I67KZgHBZVFq_kzHP97DaZikF9y7t8PO6d-HT8I3f2exmqgxZ2GqKIN16FXhtVXopVHismYIi9dV_0XlaII_Hwmh65T4OWBhgSM0s_ni8LqqA6knqenVPLpfL48PDn5sTxTqDVjqjyObPVZUM-YabcI8vW4sSGPpb7g/s1800/dollmeeting8%20-%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1697" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigec-7EJspLKTkyWJP9lBr9g0I67KZgHBZVFq_kzHP97DaZikF9y7t8PO6d-HT8I3f2exmqgxZ2GqKIN16FXhtVXopVHismYIi9dV_0XlaII_Hwmh65T4OWBhgSM0s_ni8LqqA6knqenVPLpfL48PDn5sTxTqDVjqjyObPVZUM-YabcI8vW4sSGPpb7g/w377-h320/dollmeeting8%20-%201.jpeg" width="377" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Sylvia McDonald brought two examples of dolls produced for other events at a UFDC convention. The taller doll is Fritzel, a Child of Fortune, designed by the German doll company of Käthe Kruse. He is 13.5 inches tall and has a soft body and vinyl head with a hand-painted face. Originally he also came with pajamas, bathrobe, slippers, and a blanket. As is typical of these luncheon dolls, there were other accessories, such as a little wooden dog, that were given as table favors. Sylvia received a note from Marion Hohmann at the Käthe Kruse company stating that Fritzel was made in 2000 as a limited edition of 260 dolls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The smaller girl is Gretel, made exclusively for a <span style="text-align: left;">Käthe</span> Kruse luncheon at the 2007 UFDC convention. The luncheon theme was "The Sound of Music" and the doll is dressed like the youngest daughter of the Van Trapp family in a traditional Austrian outfit. She is 11 inches tall and stuffed with reindeer hair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge22UuJYctXdv91JRcI2caT2YKuQVFQTWWwkmExNIKeRnV9tW9042JcH6UOdPwFCA3T-Xww_9xq9wlKgg-_pnS0ZhPqO8IiHU9QtSLRLk7eOuXvn_5D7B8AzYm4dZQjBnSNlPmq9M-2gi5SulwpBvfrSdjnZwOzVZYBGky9DPZHsdRH1B25It6-jkVxw/s1800/dollmeeting3%20-%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1350" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge22UuJYctXdv91JRcI2caT2YKuQVFQTWWwkmExNIKeRnV9tW9042JcH6UOdPwFCA3T-Xww_9xq9wlKgg-_pnS0ZhPqO8IiHU9QtSLRLk7eOuXvn_5D7B8AzYm4dZQjBnSNlPmq9M-2gi5SulwpBvfrSdjnZwOzVZYBGky9DPZHsdRH1B25It6-jkVxw/w398-h531/dollmeeting3%20-%201.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Cissy by Madame Alexander belongs to member Jan Irsfeld. Jan explained that the doll was a limited edition made for the UFDC in 2001 in a special blue version of an outfit known to collectors as "On the Avenue," inspired by a vintage advertisement for Yardley of London fragrance featuring a Cissy doll. Jan created this lovely lilac and white outfit for her doll. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQ37rWC8zPCRlDiqcmqobp_UDttVcgUJU2dUE1mn2XoKf1uNm35mizRlNALw58aJHBrygzr8zQ_5zNlEfawetYQ_IfgprEAz9uDxL8m1wNcdnd5Hsbth7aoMsZeIKcMU9otm8KVAytdXYSndAnqd97JBKcePZXwNN0AfNlU4Qb-BkeI0XneUvmRnCxQ/s1800/dollmeeting12%20-%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="831" height="873" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQ37rWC8zPCRlDiqcmqobp_UDttVcgUJU2dUE1mn2XoKf1uNm35mizRlNALw58aJHBrygzr8zQ_5zNlEfawetYQ_IfgprEAz9uDxL8m1wNcdnd5Hsbth7aoMsZeIKcMU9otm8KVAytdXYSndAnqd97JBKcePZXwNN0AfNlU4Qb-BkeI0XneUvmRnCxQ/w404-h873/dollmeeting12%20-%201.jpeg" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In edition to the various souvenir dolls, a wonderful selection of antique, vintage, and modern dolls is offered for sale at the UFDC sales room, a major attraction at every convention. Member Sharon Weintraub bought this unusual googly-eyed Gebruder Heubach character cat at the 2022 UFDC convention in St. Louis. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxyby52mYqXX-O_2STlbZpXTg2wTRa-tUq-3lRM-YDUFSyS1-b4PFucmU6dpU1Svc1_cfUr06P09ldIKTBBRdrbEpwQrfgpF_nTCUtZ45W62JeaIy9qwtKSSQ7DXVjgz8qY26hsV85-ynr-IBaY6wSuF0UhjX-0QeIJGEddg5wI83oTihktB_rySOKA/s1800/dollmeeting2%20-%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1470" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxyby52mYqXX-O_2STlbZpXTg2wTRa-tUq-3lRM-YDUFSyS1-b4PFucmU6dpU1Svc1_cfUr06P09ldIKTBBRdrbEpwQrfgpF_nTCUtZ45W62JeaIy9qwtKSSQ7DXVjgz8qY26hsV85-ynr-IBaY6wSuF0UhjX-0QeIJGEddg5wI83oTihktB_rySOKA/w418-h513/dollmeeting2%20-%201.jpeg" width="418" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Members also brought dolls to share for show and tell. This doll has head and hands carved from walnut wood by doll artist Floyd Bell and represents Miss Jane Pittman, the heroine of the 1971 novel <u>The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman</u>. The doll is beautifully dressed by Charlotte Semple.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincRDdLbGZzRUW2lZd0xkqEqrXvJbcmqkdlHDq1-U1ywJAJaJNtL-TMGBHN4JwKX1Y3-u0Tpu43LIWu3513jbWqFY4OG-Dr9mKmopAS3WFHRTBe7upBCTLhPBEYO-OqVSS3aIP1QitaLEl9eom1qeOHTC8LAV63lxYO6vlHECI7Bap9OxvbIgxkQo94Q/s1800/dollmeeting6%20-%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="862" height="839" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincRDdLbGZzRUW2lZd0xkqEqrXvJbcmqkdlHDq1-U1ywJAJaJNtL-TMGBHN4JwKX1Y3-u0Tpu43LIWu3513jbWqFY4OG-Dr9mKmopAS3WFHRTBe7upBCTLhPBEYO-OqVSS3aIP1QitaLEl9eom1qeOHTC8LAV63lxYO6vlHECI7Bap9OxvbIgxkQo94Q/w401-h839/dollmeeting6%20-%201.jpeg" width="401" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nancy Countryman brought these unique dolls from an unknown artist, dubbing them the ugliest dolls in her collection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhXUOaWkx28v7BnvpyRyw7ul7QXUfpsH0AqfpL2-mPO2oLeUz_oxw5TvWGb7GUCu6NDOcj4aUHliS0k5hVVXGXxJUUTxOfsoszqcQSmR6a4YdpZG88SSicFkOsQNGCdbXkY4KeysIEF_TLrh5bbf-ws5xaRh_MKjewJdhG81IQ8CdkB6FXQFL2dkPQA/s1800/dollmeeting1%20-%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="1800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhXUOaWkx28v7BnvpyRyw7ul7QXUfpsH0AqfpL2-mPO2oLeUz_oxw5TvWGb7GUCu6NDOcj4aUHliS0k5hVVXGXxJUUTxOfsoszqcQSmR6a4YdpZG88SSicFkOsQNGCdbXkY4KeysIEF_TLrh5bbf-ws5xaRh_MKjewJdhG81IQ8CdkB6FXQFL2dkPQA/w426-h344/dollmeeting1%20-%201.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Sue Smith shared this handmade doll representing a man from the Native American Sioux tribe in traditional dress. She said that the doll is around 200 years old.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bDmBNAhuy8iSKkBy74gLmiF4WvVSBOLW4RvK7dzUM_AxA7GPTEU6Yd6H4kB28Qk4sHXOSO382m9iJzMou_xKCSa_bPaKvdIVeHgLy_qNzmu-3uPcfQaqq2GnWMnb5JKH1XrB-wp-v3c76S9ThuJhzu24ijIKvpuNf45DJa63qednQ5Jbt_dir0eV5g/s1800/dollmeeting9%20-%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1031" height="697" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bDmBNAhuy8iSKkBy74gLmiF4WvVSBOLW4RvK7dzUM_AxA7GPTEU6Yd6H4kB28Qk4sHXOSO382m9iJzMou_xKCSa_bPaKvdIVeHgLy_qNzmu-3uPcfQaqq2GnWMnb5JKH1XrB-wp-v3c76S9ThuJhzu24ijIKvpuNf45DJa63qednQ5Jbt_dir0eV5g/w399-h697/dollmeeting9%20-%201.jpeg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She also brought this doll representing an Apache woman, which Sue said dated from the late 1800s.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifu67YNQ3wmADpHAcknzOcUGA3PP1gKsC4ttZgmYO8zlxXp6LX_TQqk9rM7nui4oUn28VtrtkB2hvXw01sg4AZRdXgozmaldGsXaVz628-wWKyjaozdtPI3anqZ5nC4SFjekpE_nKoEhTRT5JRX2UCyC5f5cZfybaIWIp5Zys1sL_MZpeW2Ct2Ji3Ujw/s1800/dollmeeting10%20-%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="842" height="813" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifu67YNQ3wmADpHAcknzOcUGA3PP1gKsC4ttZgmYO8zlxXp6LX_TQqk9rM7nui4oUn28VtrtkB2hvXw01sg4AZRdXgozmaldGsXaVz628-wWKyjaozdtPI3anqZ5nC4SFjekpE_nKoEhTRT5JRX2UCyC5f5cZfybaIWIp5Zys1sL_MZpeW2Ct2Ji3Ujw/w381-h813/dollmeeting10%20-%201.jpeg" width="381" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Guest Pam Hardy brought this sweet Cissette doll by Madame Alexander. Pam told the members that this is a childhood doll that she received for her birthday in 1956. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnrsydX_61gl0lDpM0_Jzp7W94kF94BrmundInLH6n0k68RlgwKhQWxw-BnYar7l-CZjTO6EROK22raHqTN-5z_JDLmZkA6IS5KwFeXgYC-L7t4AHGp9lskJoWmywXeIXDu2kXlkjF8K1cMkDs8OwOE3r4SHtlULIOuuyunUHpCstVcYxT7rJeQLrBQ/s1800/dollmeeting123%20-%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="885" height="766" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnrsydX_61gl0lDpM0_Jzp7W94kF94BrmundInLH6n0k68RlgwKhQWxw-BnYar7l-CZjTO6EROK22raHqTN-5z_JDLmZkA6IS5KwFeXgYC-L7t4AHGp9lskJoWmywXeIXDu2kXlkjF8K1cMkDs8OwOE3r4SHtlULIOuuyunUHpCstVcYxT7rJeQLrBQ/w376-h766/dollmeeting123%20-%201.jpeg" width="376" /></a></div><br /> <p></p></div>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-86552296083499551692022-07-28T22:35:00.004-05:002022-07-28T22:41:20.299-05:00July 10, 2022, Meeting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;">Appropriate for Austin's hot July weather, member Sharon Weintraub did a program on antique dolls dressed in bathing suits. She explained that although sea bathing was long considered to have curative powers, beginning in the Victorian era, with the rise in the middle class and leisure time, trips to the beach became more merry than medicinal. The 40-hour workweek and public transportation brought weekend trips to the beach within the reach of many working class families. Doll companies reflected their era by offering dolls in the latest style of swimwear </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This 17-inch tall French fashion doll models an antique doll-size bathing suit from the 1860s or 70s. Such dolls were the Barbie dolls of their day, and their exquisite and costly wardrobes included every article of accessory or clothing a proper lady would need in her trousseau, including a demure, but fashionable, bathing suit for a visit to the beach. Her two-piece bathing suit, consisting of a long tunic top and full trousers, is beautifully tailored of canvas with wool ribbon trim. Typically, such bathing suits were made from wool, serge, or flannel. All the buttons, even on her cuffs, are fully functional. The snood, stockings, and leather slippers are far newer than the suit itself, but are appropriate for the period. The doll herself has a bisque swivel head on a matching shoulder plate and a kid body. She wears her original mohair wig, which perfectly matches her eyebrows. Although marked only "4" on her shoulder plate, she is attributed to the French manufacturer Masion Jumeau. Her exaggerated elongated almond-shaped eyes, dubbed "wrap around" by collectors, are typical of early Jumeau fashions.</div></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwpZDrP23CyB1G7Ii4n4-KkhYrjgYo6Y_6eNrWfHPSY3Yu8ayilQByDnj6ZZRZNInPFONV0fYGbc3XjbaizlqNo1sOGRymp-Hv5Xb9sRwGJwlse1NoF9ico7T5pWBZSsyIfi4o8Cwszk38NDbyW6CFMsBMnZ_Al3D5v71kbVm-M5H2TRT_jcu10l0zQ/s1800/meeting10%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="713" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwpZDrP23CyB1G7Ii4n4-KkhYrjgYo6Y_6eNrWfHPSY3Yu8ayilQByDnj6ZZRZNInPFONV0fYGbc3XjbaizlqNo1sOGRymp-Hv5Xb9sRwGJwlse1NoF9ico7T5pWBZSsyIfi4o8Cwszk38NDbyW6CFMsBMnZ_Al3D5v71kbVm-M5H2TRT_jcu10l0zQ/w254-h640/meeting10%20-%201.jpeg" width="254" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">In 1878, Elie Martin, patented a mechanical "poupee nageuse" (swimming doll), marketed as Miss Ondine. The doll must have been popular, as she was produced in some form through the early 1900s. Sharon displayed two versions, an earlier example with a French fashion head and a later version with a Simon and Halbig head, mold #1079. Both dolls wind underneath with a key, moving their arms and legs in a frog-like breaststroke. Sharon told members that their cork bodies were advertised as waterproof and capable of floating in water, but she has never dared to try it. The French Ondine is unusual because she has a bisque breastplate; Sharon explained that typically the head was mounted on a cork and the bathing suit sewn shut around the neck (as is the case with the Halbig version). The plate is not simply a shoulder plate that was cut in half, but was clearly molded this way, as all the edges are finished. The lady has a cork pate and is only marked "2" on the back of her head. The Halbig swimming doll wears her original silk swimsuit, once blue, but now faded to ecru. Later or cheaper models had bisque heads from lesser German companies or celluloid heads.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKW6PM5Kk9rPeEmDvt_3CZeexMb2bLLGjjpbzSh17mGaoQsc1Ub8aSqO88ITyvd0HeWILaOBfoEMcxpfBH6g2Y7wcq2FPejD6ynPvn7NUFS-2k5zpeek5aeIWk3X3CDDZuZRFtT0-btOpvKlmKOl37ZMcnixw66zwIMmaqsxQVTcaZWHy7gPpBuJl44A/s1800/meeting11%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1800" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKW6PM5Kk9rPeEmDvt_3CZeexMb2bLLGjjpbzSh17mGaoQsc1Ub8aSqO88ITyvd0HeWILaOBfoEMcxpfBH6g2Y7wcq2FPejD6ynPvn7NUFS-2k5zpeek5aeIWk3X3CDDZuZRFtT0-btOpvKlmKOl37ZMcnixw66zwIMmaqsxQVTcaZWHy7gPpBuJl44A/w400-h238/meeting11%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sharon shared a number of little German all-bisque dolls in molded bathing suits. She explained that although many collectors think that these dolls are dressed in their undergarments, they are actually outfitted for a day at the beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8Qem6mcfyMuRZiocoN55S8U1dUFXi3gVUVxfUTju_ZTsx_7oHHT4dLXkdSmAxvALeB90S3tb8bFYXoXJHuGtCL0BPdXBxOzNhh-hb4T4-FVpBpCTIvzBwZoUaKPCR50dXl-6QU3UpWRJA5VnnuRtHyJU57L5_pxKiFa8_iUi4cm-jZxXZsx2bLRduQ/s1800/meeting7%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="1800" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8Qem6mcfyMuRZiocoN55S8U1dUFXi3gVUVxfUTju_ZTsx_7oHHT4dLXkdSmAxvALeB90S3tb8bFYXoXJHuGtCL0BPdXBxOzNhh-hb4T4-FVpBpCTIvzBwZoUaKPCR50dXl-6QU3UpWRJA5VnnuRtHyJU57L5_pxKiFa8_iUi4cm-jZxXZsx2bLRduQ/w400-h343/meeting7%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Black girl in her original striped bathing suit is an early all-bisque doll by Simon and Halbig. The little girl in the pink swim attire by her side is an all-original character doll by Gebruder Heubach on a composition slender body. She is incised on back of head “8192 Germany Gebruder Heubach 11/0.”<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In front of her is a little all-bisque girl seated in her beach chair; jointed only at the shoulders, this little girl is molded into a sitting position. She is made from pre-colored bisque, meaning that the slip already has a pink or skin tone. Originally, the slip used for bisque dolls was white and the complexion coat had to be padded on and refired. Beginning around WWI, some German companies began using a precolored slip. Incised on the back "771 Germany,” she is from the German firm of Hertwig and Company. Not only did this firm extensively use precolored bisque for its all-bisque dolls, bathing beauties, and similar novelties, Hertwig was a whiz at using inexpensive materials to make an attractive presentations. There was a lot of competition between German doll companies, each trying to come up with cost-effective ways to make their items more eye-catching to the consumer. Hertwig often cleverly clad its dolls in a few scraps of cheap material to make them more appealing. The molded hair loop holding a miniature rayon ribbon bow is typical of Hertwig, as is the little mesh bathing suit. The chair, which actually folds, is another example of Hertwig's imaginative use of inexpensive material to make its merchandise more marketable. A few slats of lightweight wood and a thin strip of colorful material create a cunning toy chair that certainly would appeal to little girls, yet be inexpensive enough so that most parents could afford to be indulgent. The chair is faintly stamped “Germany.” Typically, Hertwig produced boy and girl pairs, so perhaps she has a male counterpart in his own little lounge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSJoh5nP76YwgObsyantxAYloUIlLBlUHJ4k6vgu8YKP7ZIp_OVM9dYCneV_9WALJK4RJ0xd8lBpG-BizCZmP2qQdRrz3xNfEFY36DWzZMuUNO9MZwGRjklL2O35P6Z43Tbd77EzZ3GdSwA_8utZlyd7qwcYFncnY4R1X6__nQktGR30o84x4HVSefg/s1800/meeting13%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1619" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSJoh5nP76YwgObsyantxAYloUIlLBlUHJ4k6vgu8YKP7ZIp_OVM9dYCneV_9WALJK4RJ0xd8lBpG-BizCZmP2qQdRrz3xNfEFY36DWzZMuUNO9MZwGRjklL2O35P6Z43Tbd77EzZ3GdSwA_8utZlyd7qwcYFncnY4R1X6__nQktGR30o84x4HVSefg/w360-h400/meeting13%20-%201.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Also of precolored bisque from Hertwig is this pair of all-bisque chubby toddlers are dressed in their original net bathing suits, trimmed with matching ribbon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRk6tda6gmu9QPK5hjXfgzuEOccG8RZHKOSPcDjlDXZAXjLgpZw5Gvr6EmSPFe2fuqn5afW5xGZj1kP2uTs51Zx4VcvOr3_8WN6gvJLMibvmdBVJ2e354iQhu8ILBXM8nALfOy70Rd-9x5cX7igrRUjv3zGTm1pZi_86YYq4EnSsxvsPXxa_sI0_CeJA/s1800/meeting9%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="1800" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRk6tda6gmu9QPK5hjXfgzuEOccG8RZHKOSPcDjlDXZAXjLgpZw5Gvr6EmSPFe2fuqn5afW5xGZj1kP2uTs51Zx4VcvOr3_8WN6gvJLMibvmdBVJ2e354iQhu8ILBXM8nALfOy70Rd-9x5cX7igrRUjv3zGTm1pZi_86YYq4EnSsxvsPXxa_sI0_CeJA/w400-h359/meeting9%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Inside her original box labeled "Bathing Girl,” the doll in the striped attire doll wears in her original bathing suit and matching cap, trimmed with silky bows. Marked "Heubach Kopplesdorf 250-17/0 Germany," and 6.5 inches tall, in her day, she was a rather inexpensive play doll, but sweet and pretty enough to catch a little girl's eye and win her heart. Sharon said that dolls such as this may have been sold in seaside souvenir shops, alongside the lithographed tin sand pails and wood-handled fish nets. This little blond beach babe is also still tied into her original box and wears her original pale blue mesh bathing suit and matching cap. Her painted eyes and closed mouth suggest that she was an even less expensive souvenir than the Kopplesdorf doll. The back of doll's head is incised with an intertwined "W&S," the mark of the German firm of Walther and Sohn, and "Made in Germany."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCSiivhgIbVvvocPoD3kV3HY3-9frOdBSa_kRni1WrksWDcxp2GxhZsDnb0FVwQEgIQrEo-KCCeVlxE4lPIYzOQU-sgXGjSGLgOBHmZzxoHhG9uR3_Eou-LzvMbOIV050OIrjLPRuf83bBXUCqqZSAaDdIg6HoUfPQOEZtNmZL3J4o3PI2kvnvQh0gg/s1800/meeting8%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1340" data-original-width="1800" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCSiivhgIbVvvocPoD3kV3HY3-9frOdBSa_kRni1WrksWDcxp2GxhZsDnb0FVwQEgIQrEo-KCCeVlxE4lPIYzOQU-sgXGjSGLgOBHmZzxoHhG9uR3_Eou-LzvMbOIV050OIrjLPRuf83bBXUCqqZSAaDdIg6HoUfPQOEZtNmZL3J4o3PI2kvnvQh0gg/w400-h297/meeting8%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Members brought a wide variety of darling dolls in sun or swim attire to share.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9q19f7EWx7sWPF2nDKPOt8CicRRjMdbL4Vi30PbAzv2hQ5fB2JJBr-2u-Z1zx6lyyDIpLkLArxIScxUhPR1XY8PRmk8Y5k0eN6WqDPW-CzFHrMJLDCmzjGbEzmMIlqLDEQagFm-xhyYPZjhqhzbJqX-HZpabQJmU3fdONy157r7pVZBN5ltu2Eb_GwA/s1800/meeting3%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1800" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9q19f7EWx7sWPF2nDKPOt8CicRRjMdbL4Vi30PbAzv2hQ5fB2JJBr-2u-Z1zx6lyyDIpLkLArxIScxUhPR1XY8PRmk8Y5k0eN6WqDPW-CzFHrMJLDCmzjGbEzmMIlqLDEQagFm-xhyYPZjhqhzbJqX-HZpabQJmU3fdONy157r7pVZBN5ltu2Eb_GwA/w400-h230/meeting3%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jenell Howell brought this vintage Vogue Ginny in a green polka dot sunsuit and her little playmate, an Alexander-kin by Madame Alexander. An all-original Number 1 Barbie, complete with her stand, babysits while an all-composition Scootles by Rose O'Neill wants to join in the fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDDZSJgn9YTtBT6yycHu9beo3pFiAjGOgB6zlqE9wBE5Yt4vuSB1eBDxpN2ALv67yXKHNokqo_e7wCpO8o-9-Z8xmXp0nYA4KuPjY3e_K9Do6WrfhlYqz-KKIv6JtOWe_ICDEEJgy1PVytdsYLZSqoS6jaSZjRANrAGa30WpByPnjkt3rIrr5MwWIXQ/s1800/meeting5%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1501" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDDZSJgn9YTtBT6yycHu9beo3pFiAjGOgB6zlqE9wBE5Yt4vuSB1eBDxpN2ALv67yXKHNokqo_e7wCpO8o-9-Z8xmXp0nYA4KuPjY3e_K9Do6WrfhlYqz-KKIv6JtOWe_ICDEEJgy1PVytdsYLZSqoS6jaSZjRANrAGa30WpByPnjkt3rIrr5MwWIXQ/w334-h400/meeting5%20-%201.jpeg" width="334" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Bette Birdsong shared this trio of Ginny dolls, all dressed for a day of fun in the sun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNyKptJE-iBh5WPZF1TSZNTGBpzZeF97lEQWMikWgfpkd0K5YXw_jZgW_oqNoghBN-sJmiRfHCvKiO4k9xRCwGDFDVXvK9gKGlsBtJsuQATiyVQsFfr6uiaV__QGd7GL6nfrYiPoe7ggIFda_pKN_-LlVlgTX16DVbmY56WEcUMojxxYg-PmUdkt66Q/s1800/meeting1%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1734" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNyKptJE-iBh5WPZF1TSZNTGBpzZeF97lEQWMikWgfpkd0K5YXw_jZgW_oqNoghBN-sJmiRfHCvKiO4k9xRCwGDFDVXvK9gKGlsBtJsuQATiyVQsFfr6uiaV__QGd7GL6nfrYiPoe7ggIFda_pKN_-LlVlgTX16DVbmY56WEcUMojxxYg-PmUdkt66Q/w385-h400/meeting1%20-%201.jpeg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Terri Lee doll with her personalized inner tube also belongs to Bette. Standing next to her is a porcelain Shirley Temple doll by Danbury Mint belonging to member Sylvia McDonald and in front of Shirley is another doll from Sylvia, designed by Helen Kish. The sophisticated sun worshipper in the striking aqua and navy ensemble is a vintage Dollikin belonging to member Myrna Loesch. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEvhUzam-4Yyb8Iu62LMs0w9-GXBM9s7sOUJ20w_U5NC2DxHx0iET4pGm6yGw7UYlmZo0jWQRqlOD6xiijU6VEo55r7GTl4vKTkwG-Y_WH0sawmHZbiVop7LHW2pbSuR9lmairWsHKknmI69_5N1vbIuVfPTDhO7audoWuSdpI5uwTqnxq5tjk91feg/s1800/meeting4%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1713" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEvhUzam-4Yyb8Iu62LMs0w9-GXBM9s7sOUJ20w_U5NC2DxHx0iET4pGm6yGw7UYlmZo0jWQRqlOD6xiijU6VEo55r7GTl4vKTkwG-Y_WH0sawmHZbiVop7LHW2pbSuR9lmairWsHKknmI69_5N1vbIuVfPTDhO7audoWuSdpI5uwTqnxq5tjk91feg/w381-h400/meeting4%20-%201.jpeg" width="381" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Cabbage Patch doll dressed as an Olympics swimmer for Team USA also belongs to Myrna. The other two dolls were shared by guest Joey Gomez. The doll in the lilac bathing suit is Fanfan, a contemporary fashion doll from France. The seated doll in bright blue is a Neo Blythe.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr50de3NW2yN6CDPgyq7ySw6fmPYZkieczJXkLUUt0A7OfwvZ9aESlJK5b4yz5Z95hiYvHpCP2ATIpwg_Om4XyeJ2eegZIJi7FV0gca5bysRqHfpw1reiG0usJlKuPJK1F58b91qyY9R2YpUA-YYrYJKjtQHl0niSI7OwHeqSOkNz6FSSIMM9EB8h3XA/s1800/meeting6%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1059" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr50de3NW2yN6CDPgyq7ySw6fmPYZkieczJXkLUUt0A7OfwvZ9aESlJK5b4yz5Z95hiYvHpCP2ATIpwg_Om4XyeJ2eegZIJi7FV0gca5bysRqHfpw1reiG0usJlKuPJK1F58b91qyY9R2YpUA-YYrYJKjtQHl0niSI7OwHeqSOkNz6FSSIMM9EB8h3XA/w376-h640/meeting6%20-%201.jpeg" width="376" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ann Meier shared this sweet little Betsy McCall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfr9Jp8wffBRD46NKtiUuswfFik-AJLajQxzejpfDaE2p3T1iyyDb_6jKLdggXV9SxZFMrQXOnO6XkKxRsdEQ02SGBAC5HsJZ0wsjQ3UywuO_PzcE_YIYu4c0dMq42d7dyVzf50q8hk594jOKGCZQapNjTNfIloEwjiyK7mEsqi1SctWuFsurDl1pFfw/s1800/meeting14%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1519" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfr9Jp8wffBRD46NKtiUuswfFik-AJLajQxzejpfDaE2p3T1iyyDb_6jKLdggXV9SxZFMrQXOnO6XkKxRsdEQ02SGBAC5HsJZ0wsjQ3UywuO_PzcE_YIYu4c0dMq42d7dyVzf50q8hk594jOKGCZQapNjTNfIloEwjiyK7mEsqi1SctWuFsurDl1pFfw/w338-h400/meeting14%20-%201.jpeg" width="338" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-17961012693696951302022-06-20T23:27:00.001-05:002022-06-20T23:27:42.188-05:00All Kitted Out<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Following up on the Hitty program at out last club meeting, Member Gail Simpler shares her Hitty doll, which came from the American Kit Company by Robert Raikes. The kit included a 6.5 inch tall wooden Hitty doll, a storage bag with her name stitched on it, fabric, and patterns for making her a dress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AZclQIH7Hu2G4peWW3qjJBhoK9uVteoq_gpBaSIlXFs6bnIwmJXE95447vf3IXaB1jPqVPYzNm2UAusVqXrGSiF8fPShKr-r5dfCcHLFRs-pOwyx2-8ZoyAANIKNO0rK8O8_Bi7OLUcmCoQABSgvbXP_7HCX6v3Nx5h15Xfeqkiey0aw--ZS1Ba7Tw/s1800/IMG_4762%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AZclQIH7Hu2G4peWW3qjJBhoK9uVteoq_gpBaSIlXFs6bnIwmJXE95447vf3IXaB1jPqVPYzNm2UAusVqXrGSiF8fPShKr-r5dfCcHLFRs-pOwyx2-8ZoyAANIKNO0rK8O8_Bi7OLUcmCoQABSgvbXP_7HCX6v3Nx5h15Xfeqkiey0aw--ZS1Ba7Tw/w400-h300/IMG_4762%20copy.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-45332227576509728312022-06-15T14:35:00.005-05:002022-09-28T22:34:44.176-05:00June 13, 2022, Meeting<div id="polyglot__panel" style="left: 8px; top: 15714px;">
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</div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Elaine Jackson and Elaine McNally did a joint program on Hitty and her friends. Hitty is the wooden doll heroine of Rachel Field's 1929 children's novel, <u>Hitty, Her First Hundred Years</u>. In the book, the eponymous Hitty (short for Mehitabel), a simple wooden doll carved by a peddler in the 1820s, narrates her adventures over her century of existence. Jackson explained that Fields was friends with illustrator Dorothy Lathrop and sometime in the 1920s, while strolling together in New York City they saw a small time-worn wooden doll in an antique shop window. All the shop owner could tell them about the doll was that she was at least 100 years old. Neither woman could afford the doll by herself, so they pooled their resources and purchased her jointly. Inspired by the diminutive doll, they created a history for Hitty, written by Fields and illustrated by Lathrop. The book was a success and was awarded the John Newbery Medal of Excellence in 1930. Elaine brought several examples of <u>Hitty</u>, which is still in print. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxLvpWx1GhAJ_5adb87shK_OkhnGnb5jLB3RZ1YfDpNxFT6ZcEKi27oLH264zFRKg2tk7UTaZRVBUkjY8bZVI3NIEIlqMlFwWWrmqfQIc_kQmHQQa7V4ucy58AcyXSv3769ooY1ppxSRoFoP4Zjq4aiV2jy4jgMRaDLNxkT7dK3GSTjUIF2IussmxA/s1800/meeting%20-%204.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoxLvpWx1GhAJ_5adb87shK_OkhnGnb5jLB3RZ1YfDpNxFT6ZcEKi27oLH264zFRKg2tk7UTaZRVBUkjY8bZVI3NIEIlqMlFwWWrmqfQIc_kQmHQQa7V4ucy58AcyXSv3769ooY1ppxSRoFoP4Zjq4aiV2jy4jgMRaDLNxkT7dK3GSTjUIF2IussmxA/s320/meeting%20-%204.jpeg" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">The book's charming historical tale has inspired generations of doll artists to carve their own versions of Hitty based on the book's illustrations, as well as Hitty-type dolls referred to as Hitty friends. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DLkFGu29wwEMgnKYcEwJZ3wtUe-AAKRtNmPyKdsNalrVdBePz9hF1rM1JrygscH30vDH2Ub8mTsGr-9gtNU64CCOLq5oHT2TrvTNeUfTyVlF3BmwNGg1zos27Anw1lDJZsVbTiFKTxbKKpZmmsHxh4C6OFdcyVqDaOXxADExjMMeR-30-8U-MM6J3A/s1800/meeting%20-%205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="1800" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DLkFGu29wwEMgnKYcEwJZ3wtUe-AAKRtNmPyKdsNalrVdBePz9hF1rM1JrygscH30vDH2Ub8mTsGr-9gtNU64CCOLq5oHT2TrvTNeUfTyVlF3BmwNGg1zos27Anw1lDJZsVbTiFKTxbKKpZmmsHxh4C6OFdcyVqDaOXxADExjMMeR-30-8U-MM6J3A/w400-h261/meeting%20-%205.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYo-pcPy2fSILqI0iPY_MRI_SLXK7wqYD0vE8toe4wjuuPDXuhWnuOu8Xqez27RAxg3-w0EtZ5_d1N0LkDfzP7s8ym4sYPMTI_-V02IQBu-qyHeZnnjlqnrqph46tkgUq26NO_hUWCaTwgJsRsPaBC2mDvZB9-u-KdgBapU4rg-Xzl-f3e1u53E1xbw/s1800/meeting%20-%206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1541" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYo-pcPy2fSILqI0iPY_MRI_SLXK7wqYD0vE8toe4wjuuPDXuhWnuOu8Xqez27RAxg3-w0EtZ5_d1N0LkDfzP7s8ym4sYPMTI_-V02IQBu-qyHeZnnjlqnrqph46tkgUq26NO_hUWCaTwgJsRsPaBC2mDvZB9-u-KdgBapU4rg-Xzl-f3e1u53E1xbw/w343-h400/meeting%20-%206.jpeg" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This an early all-wood Hitty was carved by Helen Bullard, one of the founders of the <a href="http://www.niada.org/">National Institute of American Doll Artists</a>. Jackson explained that because of copyright issues, Bullard called her doll "Holly." People began to wonder what had happened to the original Hitty and Jackson stated that in the 1980s Hitty was discovered in the <a href="https://stockbridgelibrary.org/museum-archives/collections/">Stockbridge Library</a> in Massachusetts, where she had been donated by a relative of Lathrop. The original Hitty now resides in a climate-controlled case donated by the Friends of Hitty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fBb0GPFwibiOWkrz1JgiG8tP1-MeZh0RyVgSCeQn8LjOQn7luP590cuCppOBcO7phFOCtxeS6ytp0H0z6GNLCKpMf0lWLIQpXKmbDVWWZupUwlwoAIkMS0xuF5n1EBoMJnVt90EdMwypJPUSN6tNWwSux98-LDoDA6MBDaB9hAbJkZWTGaaLcYX65Q/s1800/meeting%20-%2017.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fBb0GPFwibiOWkrz1JgiG8tP1-MeZh0RyVgSCeQn8LjOQn7luP590cuCppOBcO7phFOCtxeS6ytp0H0z6GNLCKpMf0lWLIQpXKmbDVWWZupUwlwoAIkMS0xuF5n1EBoMJnVt90EdMwypJPUSN6tNWwSux98-LDoDA6MBDaB9hAbJkZWTGaaLcYX65Q/w440-h640/meeting%20-%2017.jpeg" width="440" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The copyright has since expired and artists now may call their creations "Hitty." Michael Langton persuaded the Stockbridge to permit him to measure the original Hitty and he created Hitty replicas both in wood and resin. This doll, belonging to Elaine McNally, is actually a perfume bottle created by Langton.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRGm3_RBuou0pDlG2lz9Nt-OYgEJGf4HpZQ0C-uoWqwBBtAxIC2H5rl1AQrgntqgyZk4dvPBzkCFU8a2mHkoqqwkVZcLNptIfn5JGdm5KRsic6diQBsN_LelpNPPOFXl-M3OiodJ0ehY2dCSXk_5K0EpwCy7upVTc3FJwGU4xNhQ-48qehBVLWv7Klg/s1800/meeting%20-%2018.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1074" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRGm3_RBuou0pDlG2lz9Nt-OYgEJGf4HpZQ0C-uoWqwBBtAxIC2H5rl1AQrgntqgyZk4dvPBzkCFU8a2mHkoqqwkVZcLNptIfn5JGdm5KRsic6diQBsN_LelpNPPOFXl-M3OiodJ0ehY2dCSXk_5K0EpwCy7upVTc3FJwGU4xNhQ-48qehBVLWv7Klg/w382-h640/meeting%20-%2018.jpeg" width="382" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jackson displayed a wide variety of Hitty dolls in wood and resin, showing each artist's own unique interpretation of the beloved doll. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGMNtwtT4fyYWJ5Av-s1STIW0qMX3h-iO8L-kG7xcWD_3MuZS0SM3gm2-cSeeaq1wp_w1W77Q-V0AHLtbwWQ387Ud_hOcxxj6iUVe1LvWFzd2IX-JS8c7PmU-aqv4rI4nhN6DjDI2XHQaCFC77DvDGhnk08yKw5V3kAuOGYYN5xDY3W5_5h9ikglCmQ/s1800/meeting%20-%207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1412" data-original-width="1800" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGMNtwtT4fyYWJ5Av-s1STIW0qMX3h-iO8L-kG7xcWD_3MuZS0SM3gm2-cSeeaq1wp_w1W77Q-V0AHLtbwWQ387Ud_hOcxxj6iUVe1LvWFzd2IX-JS8c7PmU-aqv4rI4nhN6DjDI2XHQaCFC77DvDGhnk08yKw5V3kAuOGYYN5xDY3W5_5h9ikglCmQ/w400-h314/meeting%20-%207.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This doll by Sara Cole is made of resin. Using resin allows an artist to make multiple editions of a doll.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRn18K5Q4DsOXd35ki8g_ZZOisZbVP0xUjUk7YVRnKpUTPoLpzXU3WeHntMVAq8IcwsXPhA1RpcSqS6UPJsspSnUpLFUlxR6ZitrU3vU5SkOjfYBZUQyp13NSm-baRm4-Z-sn0RtXAq6r125cJgkVjXTEY9mSSaXsKCpCjQ8YtybusibRBRKW-Wvgk5w/s1800/meeting%20-%2019.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1066" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRn18K5Q4DsOXd35ki8g_ZZOisZbVP0xUjUk7YVRnKpUTPoLpzXU3WeHntMVAq8IcwsXPhA1RpcSqS6UPJsspSnUpLFUlxR6ZitrU3vU5SkOjfYBZUQyp13NSm-baRm4-Z-sn0RtXAq6r125cJgkVjXTEY9mSSaXsKCpCjQ8YtybusibRBRKW-Wvgk5w/w380-h640/meeting%20-%2019.jpeg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Hitty by Janet Cordell was a wooden shoulderhead on a cloth body.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSo-xHGqb5TUhSL2B6WwcS4l68GlEY13FFLeir675cTVCLjXhSPoIotWC4C1G3riXriyi5OHMZLSb7Fe6IMhihYGKdXg1O5t4reHkNUVhpsP0SfN7f73L_Ys5aJEX-4cIkfrkL_lGOFigax_5VLI44Jw-A6zeDylSnaaqSWfSwG1Bwj4pNm2mB0aVWOA/s1800/meeting%20-%2021.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1108" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSo-xHGqb5TUhSL2B6WwcS4l68GlEY13FFLeir675cTVCLjXhSPoIotWC4C1G3riXriyi5OHMZLSb7Fe6IMhihYGKdXg1O5t4reHkNUVhpsP0SfN7f73L_Ys5aJEX-4cIkfrkL_lGOFigax_5VLI44Jw-A6zeDylSnaaqSWfSwG1Bwj4pNm2mB0aVWOA/w394-h640/meeting%20-%2021.jpeg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many of Jackson's Hitty dolls are souvenirs from Hitty conventions. This doll by Constance Hardt was the souvenir for a San Antonio convention called "Hitty at the Alamo."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4TovLXHfn0aY1gBsW6g5hucm0vkDPhMbbJ208WgzpXli2UDfeSuD92Yzb021SciRDVhHP15lY44IP5k8b5dzPPYnQl4PVECoBT4qzjZxSlOJszM8MsIRaUlRncZ7Wqtet6hGoeRoiyb36TTvh0xkN8FeP_vSug8XmMftgTYlV_z60N822laEcWg39Q/s1800/meeting%20-%2020.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4TovLXHfn0aY1gBsW6g5hucm0vkDPhMbbJ208WgzpXli2UDfeSuD92Yzb021SciRDVhHP15lY44IP5k8b5dzPPYnQl4PVECoBT4qzjZxSlOJszM8MsIRaUlRncZ7Wqtet6hGoeRoiyb36TTvh0xkN8FeP_vSug8XmMftgTYlV_z60N822laEcWg39Q/w370-h640/meeting%20-%2020.jpeg" width="370" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like many Hitty fans, Jackson has a "Hitty House" to display her Hitty dolls and friends. Jackson explained that Hitty is too large for a standard dollhouse and that her late husband built her a house suitable to Hitty's dimensions. This vintage handmade bed and chair are just the right size for many of Jackson's Hitty dolls. The bed was cleverly created out of an old wooden cigar box with clothespin posts and sewing spool legs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KKa1wFZiEdYq1iUmogiBnftG1u3HIkd4k9UqnMEVTqGp9U55mfNs65lGe3Av9xK4SYyCSTpvfFtNk7lGVlfz8EnWO-zMm32eURlRWDloT7uymv8ipZlKb7u5ayHivWZ45R29gzvvLM2HjkyShLk8igQI4tFDCbl6TUOnFw7HVZSTM_becN377C6voQ/s1800/meeting%20-%2029.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1800" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KKa1wFZiEdYq1iUmogiBnftG1u3HIkd4k9UqnMEVTqGp9U55mfNs65lGe3Av9xK4SYyCSTpvfFtNk7lGVlfz8EnWO-zMm32eURlRWDloT7uymv8ipZlKb7u5ayHivWZ45R29gzvvLM2HjkyShLk8igQI4tFDCbl6TUOnFw7HVZSTM_becN377C6voQ/w640-h357/meeting%20-%2029.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another wooden doll from Jackson's collection, this one representing "Miss Unity," the mascot of the United Federation of Doll Clubs. The doll was created by Judy Brown, who has also carved Hitty dolls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMavah0G1z29yGuMTx3QhyKVqb7JtH9tDW1hyPBh3kFqFhHwzwjdkN0pXaHKvRHK7N16ORONeRVfKiBcYZ_S8MMJhEXGB-ITBvA0XoUdtZF-10jny0LOZtJI82egl5IUeW-rSefAodPdBtB0bHkS8cxHv4nADl4uBfFg4AXzC711TUOKDqoC4vQPPYA/s1800/meeting%20-%2016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="837" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMavah0G1z29yGuMTx3QhyKVqb7JtH9tDW1hyPBh3kFqFhHwzwjdkN0pXaHKvRHK7N16ORONeRVfKiBcYZ_S8MMJhEXGB-ITBvA0XoUdtZF-10jny0LOZtJI82egl5IUeW-rSefAodPdBtB0bHkS8cxHv4nADl4uBfFg4AXzC711TUOKDqoC4vQPPYA/w298-h640/meeting%20-%2016.jpeg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elaine McNally then displayed her wonderful whimsical dolls inspired by Hitty.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdHyiYx2_hHxUcIpY6YeUXC3fzYndnDwWcUZ7kjUeTf_j8sec7vRtqRTVtuJB4kr9c_bUGtpBL48b39tV3E3sHrtyoFrlyJWke87u0QDJnKFDKh28noNDvmhVG46ksAXoR0QQuInz6dlybeXZmX1V9tI8FO_g6KztjdsXS6h6_p0XwHFjQxElEkprxg/s1800/meeting%20-%2010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1507" data-original-width="1800" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdHyiYx2_hHxUcIpY6YeUXC3fzYndnDwWcUZ7kjUeTf_j8sec7vRtqRTVtuJB4kr9c_bUGtpBL48b39tV3E3sHrtyoFrlyJWke87u0QDJnKFDKh28noNDvmhVG46ksAXoR0QQuInz6dlybeXZmX1V9tI8FO_g6KztjdsXS6h6_p0XwHFjQxElEkprxg/w400-h335/meeting%20-%2010.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She showed the club the tools she uses to carve her creations.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTp5w6TcLyKIoWaRVN4YPNj8AmcuryhBKbAtEtmMjP5DKJAAvYRX2qcI7Ls0JZ_I12hIfpqzxHtnbmJzI_DM3AKRspV2-qBpKNdfaFK3oBofuusK6epNL_7BL5oJXSgqcakq45Z8nJemCj-8K1KTWbVF40b4rYb2GttTQVwyv-IiE8U1tluGgUwnjqQ/s1800/meeting%20-%2022.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="1800" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTp5w6TcLyKIoWaRVN4YPNj8AmcuryhBKbAtEtmMjP5DKJAAvYRX2qcI7Ls0JZ_I12hIfpqzxHtnbmJzI_DM3AKRspV2-qBpKNdfaFK3oBofuusK6epNL_7BL5oJXSgqcakq45Z8nJemCj-8K1KTWbVF40b4rYb2GttTQVwyv-IiE8U1tluGgUwnjqQ/w400-h308/meeting%20-%2022.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">McNally explained that she may start with a block of wood. . . </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkxHrUYWLg4kfJjdGuzl0mq4UGkv0liuEXCvFyObbnGQlcaQa9fe6vZ4Dc6SSdctmiCQsVgyniEdqJbxRhNKrw0jc8JtYcMlIG6iN9QPQ1HmdFeCo5sD47PLgFOcaJPaXoKxz-zN0vQ2Wv7o-WuZMP90KCigAeQFJe0gaUa4eHIomLJONNcKrP8CWFQ/s1800/meeting%20-%2023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1747" data-original-width="1800" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkxHrUYWLg4kfJjdGuzl0mq4UGkv0liuEXCvFyObbnGQlcaQa9fe6vZ4Dc6SSdctmiCQsVgyniEdqJbxRhNKrw0jc8JtYcMlIG6iN9QPQ1HmdFeCo5sD47PLgFOcaJPaXoKxz-zN0vQ2Wv7o-WuZMP90KCigAeQFJe0gaUa4eHIomLJONNcKrP8CWFQ/w400-h389/meeting%20-%2023.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">or use a commercially-made blank.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9bvLhKJsVj0-3FIszZck7FPI12NAvAQdicIbaeDfMxakSycbDeQfwm3f13USmygd8-53hUvU0Y52kGF4vlWOGR3WavtG4VGqVGr9LcmEdYPB8ocm8klLhU5e5sXO7z3czfXLOED9u13FvtX70qusm_4C1F3IPNb37IRWcBYWpcNSv39DnzA8ZWBenA/s1900/meeting%20-%2024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9bvLhKJsVj0-3FIszZck7FPI12NAvAQdicIbaeDfMxakSycbDeQfwm3f13USmygd8-53hUvU0Y52kGF4vlWOGR3WavtG4VGqVGr9LcmEdYPB8ocm8klLhU5e5sXO7z3czfXLOED9u13FvtX70qusm_4C1F3IPNb37IRWcBYWpcNSv39DnzA8ZWBenA/w379-h400/meeting%20-%2024.jpeg" width="379" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">This Hitty holds a wooden whale. In the book, Hitty sails on a whaling ship.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifavoXUuVnHV9MdyypzaQZiSbMYmY4WCQtaYf1LGLrfjPpV5z3Nkj6ix-Qrhs7dMEubCcrprSv4OykrWSjz4C4FRMd_jMn5fRMTTeF5c7g2_BNz2i0pixxygdofPe0wPrcg0WlvvRZSecaqjDtae-C7msyjf-Nh3l5G7gdHIqpGVduk9zUiKIVE6GYIQ/s1800/meeting%20-%2027.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifavoXUuVnHV9MdyypzaQZiSbMYmY4WCQtaYf1LGLrfjPpV5z3Nkj6ix-Qrhs7dMEubCcrprSv4OykrWSjz4C4FRMd_jMn5fRMTTeF5c7g2_BNz2i0pixxygdofPe0wPrcg0WlvvRZSecaqjDtae-C7msyjf-Nh3l5G7gdHIqpGVduk9zUiKIVE6GYIQ/w354-h400/meeting%20-%2027.jpeg" width="354" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">A Hitty-inspired Alice in Wonderland cradling the Cheshire cat. McNally said that she enjoys creating miniature dolls holding an even smaller doll or other object.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmrJZK9dfBo9fSIGiueYsEDSnTNQjHteoSZdctwSJrhWCgg5OXZx54MuC36iAMs-57rTXreizEdAKj8hw9hW7jywp1KhbEzleZxqloKIl1ifyAaBYf7DvEJNXTj4adALlzeRvi48Ydv6n8c5r7RjE9u6mGcWmMYmbdey1kR0IxfcyenOa7B0ZlTjMXw/s1800/meeting%20-%2013.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1135" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmrJZK9dfBo9fSIGiueYsEDSnTNQjHteoSZdctwSJrhWCgg5OXZx54MuC36iAMs-57rTXreizEdAKj8hw9hW7jywp1KhbEzleZxqloKIl1ifyAaBYf7DvEJNXTj4adALlzeRvi48Ydv6n8c5r7RjE9u6mGcWmMYmbdey1kR0IxfcyenOa7B0ZlTjMXw/w404-h640/meeting%20-%2013.jpeg" width="404" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMZg6HEDzPYjTlAb1nja2N0CM_abigAu61UEo1OsyVWw4Pa8oodRvteXeKamy_VHYz8Qt3tkqzK7p9Jnx7DGB-02QoMa53Ssm71dLqBe59buCq1undH_l3O0FXj3vubj4mZ5fILwNG7J-AGKCLFRpnK_axdrIr_qbpDRYJLQHa3fSKoXwPbl8j105SQ/s1800/meeting%20-%2011.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1353" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMZg6HEDzPYjTlAb1nja2N0CM_abigAu61UEo1OsyVWw4Pa8oodRvteXeKamy_VHYz8Qt3tkqzK7p9Jnx7DGB-02QoMa53Ssm71dLqBe59buCq1undH_l3O0FXj3vubj4mZ5fILwNG7J-AGKCLFRpnK_axdrIr_qbpDRYJLQHa3fSKoXwPbl8j105SQ/w482-h640/meeting%20-%2011.jpeg" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This doll is an experiment by McNally to create a fully-jointed wooden doll.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHO6-KMLTidSNBDQyPiDB5af9rFIFREE8XjNjxmLABGBwTZOnlajrxcwiwc2TxxAy1dA9p43sLR4fL6Xo-TAaw84efikAMdSrjqg-fZIN2rhEqBiqRxwGWRYYFG-Qh-1ey_Js_EisbbjplVVguEYm1JCK1fhFH7916aXhwSP7Vqg5B-2xC3c1fJbryxw/s1800/meeting%20-%2028.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHO6-KMLTidSNBDQyPiDB5af9rFIFREE8XjNjxmLABGBwTZOnlajrxcwiwc2TxxAy1dA9p43sLR4fL6Xo-TAaw84efikAMdSrjqg-fZIN2rhEqBiqRxwGWRYYFG-Qh-1ey_Js_EisbbjplVVguEYm1JCK1fhFH7916aXhwSP7Vqg5B-2xC3c1fJbryxw/w404-h640/meeting%20-%2028.jpeg" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">McNally also makes little cloth versions of the rare Izannah Walker dolls, created in the 1840s through the 1880s. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngUiymOKSzTaWQdBtdtr5I4gHn4v2v6pdxt_cdKD-QUWaqNL6Ls1ypweLIqZODO1wNuc9eIa5Osr0BpFGBW8f-OIXSqIEwcd42A_q5KemG8P1ATfDZpvtz6FmoNTwGc2HrGVO7iVgSjkIWrJmGCa2Ry-D5wJgOWIMiTerw4NPeM65LIj_JoDzhNglRQ/s1800/meeting%20-%2012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngUiymOKSzTaWQdBtdtr5I4gHn4v2v6pdxt_cdKD-QUWaqNL6Ls1ypweLIqZODO1wNuc9eIa5Osr0BpFGBW8f-OIXSqIEwcd42A_q5KemG8P1ATfDZpvtz6FmoNTwGc2HrGVO7iVgSjkIWrJmGCa2Ry-D5wJgOWIMiTerw4NPeM65LIj_JoDzhNglRQ/w480-h640/meeting%20-%2012.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another version of Alice and the Cheshire cat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jTXZZ0uUURJmjna5Nnk4zrvoxgbu57wBzTgXljPKQN1f8jThfC2FquZlumhT_0EwB6qJjnLdE8HECdJQWNiKexm6KxRcAq_LWDIy4LcgDTuG1-yQIDTjK5_GzauiJx40MMwYLbpw4V8f3FRunnXXWa9OYOSq4z-Rzwr9LxEPnxaasn8v3CPxphoHQg/s1800/meeting%20-%2026.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1386" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jTXZZ0uUURJmjna5Nnk4zrvoxgbu57wBzTgXljPKQN1f8jThfC2FquZlumhT_0EwB6qJjnLdE8HECdJQWNiKexm6KxRcAq_LWDIy4LcgDTuG1-yQIDTjK5_GzauiJx40MMwYLbpw4V8f3FRunnXXWa9OYOSq4z-Rzwr9LxEPnxaasn8v3CPxphoHQg/w492-h640/meeting%20-%2026.jpeg" width="492" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is McNally's tiny version of an Edith Flack Ackley doll. A writer and doll artist, in the 1930s Ackley published a book entitled <u>Dolls to Make for Fun and Profit</u>, which included patterns for dolls and their clothing. Many dolls were made using her patterns in the 1930s and 40s.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4nZOZn3mhzBVlGOzVI7m0M7Ar50_Y1jnEGgedEq0g_e4UdqPmoqrdeCtRZUQXsm3YVUnnorpjxYseGaSl-avfv3JP_0QVMKpjqoPo8RgamAorrftfNVBXyXRMw0NuzCblt-RGg_TsjMomjMFVljeDADD7T0E1egUm5VMa3OXpgu7kRRvCPOTz-m1NA/s1800/meeting%20-%2025.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1081" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4nZOZn3mhzBVlGOzVI7m0M7Ar50_Y1jnEGgedEq0g_e4UdqPmoqrdeCtRZUQXsm3YVUnnorpjxYseGaSl-avfv3JP_0QVMKpjqoPo8RgamAorrftfNVBXyXRMw0NuzCblt-RGg_TsjMomjMFVljeDADD7T0E1egUm5VMa3OXpgu7kRRvCPOTz-m1NA/w384-h640/meeting%20-%2025.jpeg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Guest Joey Gomez shared two of his Hitty dolls. This version is by Gail Wilson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowM0snBk-A2hy8PYMp4i6cHShWbevmgz4u_ADvJoNPTgxh6zGzy7hShRvbw7n9RrMcuc_8CYzU7ld0rXy1JBaQTIoC1bAPRNwkeVaLxfxhpX3j15cYOOZXo479lksEZPjfRdFj5vOkyKYoFW5bytkyyX2GMjTcBgp7PhivK_irAcYKvReO1vWAHo-tw/s1800/meeting%20-%2014.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1665" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowM0snBk-A2hy8PYMp4i6cHShWbevmgz4u_ADvJoNPTgxh6zGzy7hShRvbw7n9RrMcuc_8CYzU7ld0rXy1JBaQTIoC1bAPRNwkeVaLxfxhpX3j15cYOOZXo479lksEZPjfRdFj5vOkyKYoFW5bytkyyX2GMjTcBgp7PhivK_irAcYKvReO1vWAHo-tw/w370-h400/meeting%20-%2014.jpeg" width="370" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And this one is by Robert Raikes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5vxfWeNEV7b4s-j6vD-ymenG6-kTsG4ltWsLUkuoF6OdiAYp0gfHP8EIf8zs5hVl5QGaoUIZq4VIZWfiLmPuP0rFmHtR5POc3h-Wo_22v7H6x9z8KxRpcMXOg1Jx_l-AvapPA2eyAkha7JB1uVkJBUlNnw3HItLFQs3Qkd_IHDNgrHkTysqCiYvhZA/s1800/meeting%20-%2015.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1421" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5vxfWeNEV7b4s-j6vD-ymenG6-kTsG4ltWsLUkuoF6OdiAYp0gfHP8EIf8zs5hVl5QGaoUIZq4VIZWfiLmPuP0rFmHtR5POc3h-Wo_22v7H6x9z8KxRpcMXOg1Jx_l-AvapPA2eyAkha7JB1uVkJBUlNnw3HItLFQs3Qkd_IHDNgrHkTysqCiYvhZA/w316-h400/meeting%20-%2015.jpeg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Myrna Loesche brought this little wooden girl carved by Austin artist Nancy Grobe, who was once a member of our club. Nancy eventually had to give up carving because of arthritis and became a skilled painter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3JslT1NEyJa_EwhBIGNUdXsoqGC1FNLG6Qc8E5P1xH8zA9rnVtexcqxUIqkrX_leJIxqdpXxUE-q3QUfj2DZOop84lUol-gWALBUNcqlZcarG0hwXMGO9I1t892rU3mWV6dVilw7zTauF8PJ3d2KAj21-uz8iNOcq7bN0HlEMAs6mjgoQi9c5sPvrQ/s1800/meeting%20-%209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="971" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3JslT1NEyJa_EwhBIGNUdXsoqGC1FNLG6Qc8E5P1xH8zA9rnVtexcqxUIqkrX_leJIxqdpXxUE-q3QUfj2DZOop84lUol-gWALBUNcqlZcarG0hwXMGO9I1t892rU3mWV6dVilw7zTauF8PJ3d2KAj21-uz8iNOcq7bN0HlEMAs6mjgoQi9c5sPvrQ/w346-h640/meeting%20-%209.jpeg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In honor of the Platinum Jubilee celebrating Queen Elizabeth's 75 years on the throne, members shared dolls representing English royalty. The Madame Alexander Cissy dolls and Cissette dolls belong to Myrna and date from the 1950s.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM83Gck614ZH6BYG-8SGCV5zWLOi5X_guru5_NNarIO1sv2ELdM3vXzs4vmg9kl0uNCmSbVdVDwI_1L1W_ZK52aX48fN1VKT7ZDdFO5ulmM6Qxbi5nB7v7oAL0caROWKY6ghobblHSBhrxphn9nrxMcFQ6BBbNfrgbIBF55XNVK7NuOlm05dzdP17gTA/s1800/meeting%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="1800" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM83Gck614ZH6BYG-8SGCV5zWLOi5X_guru5_NNarIO1sv2ELdM3vXzs4vmg9kl0uNCmSbVdVDwI_1L1W_ZK52aX48fN1VKT7ZDdFO5ulmM6Qxbi5nB7v7oAL0caROWKY6ghobblHSBhrxphn9nrxMcFQ6BBbNfrgbIBF55XNVK7NuOlm05dzdP17gTA/w640-h392/meeting%20-%201.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although these dolls' costumes closely resemble the outfit worn by Queen Elizabeth II at her 1953 coronation, Alexander only referred to them as "Queen" dolls. This doll is all original except for the replacement crown created by Myrna.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwThzB2t8P1FX0P2Y8_hwaABgT5Rl3G2HmMm8qK6p9NddzdCRVD-HJNEwnIc4HLY9QcJECZww1TW8xTQ6ZMSk7CRYVqXNaLQMWsH61_Ra7qgnyxrDPznYU1BEyn6iK6ZN2RAd7gICsdxduvVoPWJI4KkH5_XHmq9BJ44ourHU5e8xwyWPESLvDcQL3XA/s1800/meeting%20-%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1527" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwThzB2t8P1FX0P2Y8_hwaABgT5Rl3G2HmMm8qK6p9NddzdCRVD-HJNEwnIc4HLY9QcJECZww1TW8xTQ6ZMSk7CRYVqXNaLQMWsH61_Ra7qgnyxrDPznYU1BEyn6iK6ZN2RAd7gICsdxduvVoPWJI4KkH5_XHmq9BJ44ourHU5e8xwyWPESLvDcQL3XA/w542-h640/meeting%20-%202.jpeg" width="542" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">This bisque-headed doll represents an earlier English queen, Queen Victoria. She is 9.5 inches tall and is all original. Her round paper tag reads "Fabrication Jumeau Paris Made in France" on one side and written in ink on back of label is "Victoria I Reine d Angleterre Cirque 1860." The head is incised "221 2/0." She is part of the "Femmes Célèbres" ("Great Ladies") series produced by Société Française de Bébé and Jouets (S.F.B.J.) in the 1940s. In 1899, a number of French doll makers, including Jumeau, joined in this alliance in an attempt to ward off German competition. S.F.B.J. (later under the name UNIS) produced dolls until the 1950s and continued to use the Jumeau name for some of its dolls.</div><p style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVMHMxKvEJn7ZyYp1o8RcZQlKq7xgRxyw1f5URdXL6lhkANaA6WoPBoJkRF-84MGxN2tfz91GMzhN1VS3ZzJamiHzFYR1Xw6CjWDSkF3_yFlb6hOS79keG2oNB9IJzSXyXB1SMPE5V6qd5HFA3KvhYMmFJYXCByfSkiMV85dGU4ANkHjfeDdZp0yKRg/s1800/meeting%20-%203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1041" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVMHMxKvEJn7ZyYp1o8RcZQlKq7xgRxyw1f5URdXL6lhkANaA6WoPBoJkRF-84MGxN2tfz91GMzhN1VS3ZzJamiHzFYR1Xw6CjWDSkF3_yFlb6hOS79keG2oNB9IJzSXyXB1SMPE5V6qd5HFA3KvhYMmFJYXCByfSkiMV85dGU4ANkHjfeDdZp0yKRg/w370-h640/meeting%20-%203.jpeg" width="370" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-19008318897700048182022-04-27T21:01:00.004-05:002022-04-28T00:11:15.144-05:00April 10, 2022, Meeting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Jan Irsfeld gave a program on the history of underwear. Member Myrna Loesch made these adorable and appropriate (and DELICIOUS) iced lingerie sugar cookies, as well as the small round shortbread cookies known as "petticoat tails." To complete the undergarment theme, she also provided a bowl of Ruffles potato chips.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrW0qRgqRrgYm4nFE7aUDSqAbgXoEzf8zngdmLrhG9QkwcQq0Uo6EdNLHe7qLBOFoOc6zZKCC2X5O8gqg3oNb0WVwoKZ_vvQ9CFGxUqM4n4dG6iNDSz6ntFyHNiHTorMiyKZhAjL_DAh1Sh3yN5lhXlC4vng5xd_7LszMksIdI5xlJwzjQpotnQlbX7A/s1800/meeting1%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="1800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrW0qRgqRrgYm4nFE7aUDSqAbgXoEzf8zngdmLrhG9QkwcQq0Uo6EdNLHe7qLBOFoOc6zZKCC2X5O8gqg3oNb0WVwoKZ_vvQ9CFGxUqM4n4dG6iNDSz6ntFyHNiHTorMiyKZhAjL_DAh1Sh3yN5lhXlC4vng5xd_7LszMksIdI5xlJwzjQpotnQlbX7A/w400-h344/meeting1%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jan explained that early clothing was unstructured and undergarments were often nothing more than a piece of cloth wrapped around the loins. She holds an example of a Cissy by Madame Alexander that Jan dressed in a recreation of an ancient Egyptian garment.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxM-Q73TPSPzxqcbignx4XS7NMZrDSJU7iRYd5ZC0wZg2CbcZyglQStni1HvOntN3nBTV1jrSedqWS6y_sMKXZU3j_w290BS0jr7Bm80nEszyKxf9m0XHxJ8wbouTcXs2k7LdTzKoltL53qkpmyXp19BA3H5HC1N1CpRcpBfZJhUPTqd5jJ1znOk0fQ/s1800/meeting7%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1084" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxM-Q73TPSPzxqcbignx4XS7NMZrDSJU7iRYd5ZC0wZg2CbcZyglQStni1HvOntN3nBTV1jrSedqWS6y_sMKXZU3j_w290BS0jr7Bm80nEszyKxf9m0XHxJ8wbouTcXs2k7LdTzKoltL53qkpmyXp19BA3H5HC1N1CpRcpBfZJhUPTqd5jJ1znOk0fQ/w386-h640/meeting7%20-%201.jpeg" width="386" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Jan said that this changed in the era of Elizabeth the First, when clothing became increasingly structured, elaborate, and multilayered. Underwear not only protected the skin from chaffing and helped keep costly clothing clean, it served as a scaffolding to support the clothing, as well as to shape the body underneath. A hooped skirt called a farthingale acted as a frame to extend the skirt, a corset emphasized a lady's waist, and a bumroll accentuated the hips. </p><p style="text-align: center;">The 1700s introduced the pannier, side hoops that extended the width of a woman's skirts. Jan explained that the name comes from paired baskets that hung on each side of a donkey, typically used to deliver bread. The panniers were sometimes so wide that a woman had to move sideways through doors. Jan displayed a miniature pannier she created, along with the start of hand-beaded skirt that will go over it. </p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8v1q_L3bRYqx8tV4Ivr5TqputAQ9ryWECEYl7CEFJkRKy98B_tOBo_b6F9ayKoapoiAxbBj8BwyfW0l8HJM8QCjP9Rgp0JUmbl6xsHMwyLGT26WX2DRzoql5eBE36F3Mfp4WbAkmGqp32Ry2xkDtdO4wtxZQzsbSNbQqomVM_1TckYDE9zx4HW3rMnw/s1800/meeting8%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1635" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8v1q_L3bRYqx8tV4Ivr5TqputAQ9ryWECEYl7CEFJkRKy98B_tOBo_b6F9ayKoapoiAxbBj8BwyfW0l8HJM8QCjP9Rgp0JUmbl6xsHMwyLGT26WX2DRzoql5eBE36F3Mfp4WbAkmGqp32Ry2xkDtdO4wtxZQzsbSNbQqomVM_1TckYDE9zx4HW3rMnw/w364-h400/meeting8%20-%201.jpeg" width="364" /></a></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Jan stated that during the early 1800s, fashion took another turn and women wore high-waisted gowns with straight loosely-draped skirts, requiring very little in undergarments. However, by the 1860s, wide hoop skirts or crinolines were in style, supported by swinging bell-shaped cages of steel and whalebone. Crinoline cages were replaced by the bustle, a descendant of the bumroll. This is a miniature bustle created by Jan.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3tWayG3z6Q_KKj_9ucY3ftF_5HYja0YVaB9LNtr8hhvmLTunbh-kX5sWgO7btp5VkBIsVjc_n1fFEpXBbRGIOmmUWeiYlTq-Ipuy5D8hWB3xZtidTzOEk7Cbeg-1aVXpVaU2Qb4rKRAYY1OS2AxT9Jq0W9NXcW1PX1pYgkxFHcfN9QVSL95G5O-YpQ/s1800/meeting9%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="1800" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3tWayG3z6Q_KKj_9ucY3ftF_5HYja0YVaB9LNtr8hhvmLTunbh-kX5sWgO7btp5VkBIsVjc_n1fFEpXBbRGIOmmUWeiYlTq-Ipuy5D8hWB3xZtidTzOEk7Cbeg-1aVXpVaU2Qb4rKRAYY1OS2AxT9Jq0W9NXcW1PX1pYgkxFHcfN9QVSL95G5O-YpQ/s320/meeting9%20-%201.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Starting in the 1900s, as women's clothing became less structured and complex, so did undergarments. The brassiere was introduced as women discarded their corsets and teddies replaced the layers of undergarments. Jan passed around examples of vintage bras and teddies designed by Madame Alexander for the Cissy fashion dolls.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUz-uI7e8G-6TdNRme3RhRhTaVuXEsE_7fL7A_ic442r1AXo_cuIERlAaJK0HI59pez7fgOVCBh7ezkYZmvb2bkZJyCZK4hTotRmlzyUuQB2fO5jIHS1KgQ_ABzrmThFISDXT89OmAWkCSivktzS2oqf7UP7ZyjWYrTaqQshUi7T5cf_wAoroRhcpSQ/s1800/meeting11%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1587" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUz-uI7e8G-6TdNRme3RhRhTaVuXEsE_7fL7A_ic442r1AXo_cuIERlAaJK0HI59pez7fgOVCBh7ezkYZmvb2bkZJyCZK4hTotRmlzyUuQB2fO5jIHS1KgQ_ABzrmThFISDXT89OmAWkCSivktzS2oqf7UP7ZyjWYrTaqQshUi7T5cf_wAoroRhcpSQ/w353-h400/meeting11%20-%201.jpeg" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBISGT9A7okkZr0Kn_8-WTji3qevpwtaHB1wofxicM0RPfZzSL-tZUC0IClgz47BD67WO_c901-c-D8hPPYogxpiuZn-oZf1viShGLgUyc4I7FZeNMwzIcMN-gEBgWbC-wqraLel2t9zq6zWddJwsxmTz67sONlgr54IFdh4bAc9jFevo1KAs6X25kfw/s1800/meeting10%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="1800" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBISGT9A7okkZr0Kn_8-WTji3qevpwtaHB1wofxicM0RPfZzSL-tZUC0IClgz47BD67WO_c901-c-D8hPPYogxpiuZn-oZf1viShGLgUyc4I7FZeNMwzIcMN-gEBgWbC-wqraLel2t9zq6zWddJwsxmTz67sONlgr54IFdh4bAc9jFevo1KAs6X25kfw/w400-h359/meeting10%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArLwg6Mqte44-JxbnXmbb_wVxeFXb5ELcYJqoXAiADjixtEiqUA7dkz2O9ApfsfhsWR0-XnIpwI1osiwUXkA3udgXAicAP8RN0Fgxsh38NoWx9GfAcCTkPRlKW5Wc4bJtSeyhYDlyjdf6zEVD3xm0VGAsojbioAh6OainUun45ZJqUL7EXJm7cNc3HA/s1800/meeting12%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="1800" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArLwg6Mqte44-JxbnXmbb_wVxeFXb5ELcYJqoXAiADjixtEiqUA7dkz2O9ApfsfhsWR0-XnIpwI1osiwUXkA3udgXAicAP8RN0Fgxsh38NoWx9GfAcCTkPRlKW5Wc4bJtSeyhYDlyjdf6zEVD3xm0VGAsojbioAh6OainUun45ZJqUL7EXJm7cNc3HA/w400-h281/meeting12%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jan ended her program by sharing this limited edition "Cissy's Secret" by Madame Alexander. Issued in 1997, the set includes not only a Cissy doll, but also a trunk full of her luxurious lingerie.</div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nAQoti1yvdpr_mci-XRoKg3MLVD3eGSSQNhYHQS68l2vkFzD-TKtD_5p-CG3d5xCZ8eroEsPKsXXDpfx6ZYC2TXiASDxtgUi7Shq5xgXj-QXYGirHCNp04xcUgCEq5gjV13FHXmVsVFygFKeFvNDWTEiUU6UUYYCSJ34V1Is1IvxoThScF97Mj83hg/s1800/meeting13%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1392" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nAQoti1yvdpr_mci-XRoKg3MLVD3eGSSQNhYHQS68l2vkFzD-TKtD_5p-CG3d5xCZ8eroEsPKsXXDpfx6ZYC2TXiASDxtgUi7Shq5xgXj-QXYGirHCNp04xcUgCEq5gjV13FHXmVsVFygFKeFvNDWTEiUU6UUYYCSJ34V1Is1IvxoThScF97Mj83hg/s320/meeting13%20-%201.jpeg" width="247" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Member Sharon Weintraub displayed this group of ladies showing the evolution of an undergarment called the combination. Combination underwear was introduced in the 1870s to reduce bulk under the fitted jackets and narrower upper silhouette of the period. The little all-bisque doll with the auburn wig has a molded early version of this undergarment, with short sleeves, a modest neckline, and long legs. Combinations were worn through the 1900s, becoming ever briefer, frothier and sheerer, the cuffs climbing closer to the knees as hemlines began to rise. By the 1920s, the combination was reduced to the flapper's chemise or teddy, as demonstrated by the all-original 1159 Simon and Halbig flapper doll.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCNVuYHKzJya2-oQRLR0dabBiqiJwUpL5ANScaGy0f0TIIG4AzlVOgrfpgIrWl9rMNuCnBuEPFkT2wZR0w71bPkT7nfAdhgTaR-Ri4x7OrGv9d2NSwLpaHasXJtRmxyZwgFp9zpJkrNRd8OxAQEgYdJ3PjZBCcJ7K6zLG-c0bKaG36lrMJPZUI9UC2w/s1800/meeting4%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1326" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCNVuYHKzJya2-oQRLR0dabBiqiJwUpL5ANScaGy0f0TIIG4AzlVOgrfpgIrWl9rMNuCnBuEPFkT2wZR0w71bPkT7nfAdhgTaR-Ri4x7OrGv9d2NSwLpaHasXJtRmxyZwgFp9zpJkrNRd8OxAQEgYdJ3PjZBCcJ7K6zLG-c0bKaG36lrMJPZUI9UC2w/w295-h400/meeting4%20-%201.jpeg" width="295" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Myrna shared these two Madame Alexander Cissettes, one wearing a slip and the other a lace teddy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdNVnSHlvCVjmC4vJK6z34YqJgLPvyVAQlXVtnc86iZwA418CNYmveAJOTwQEogm0za12paRPZUa2e3MNH_ViX2Ey4390SGWR7RFmr4umBXhpl8fHiYKcrjAhgPIQF6oRDi-BdKAHnu6mdAMDb_l0HljRD_ZphZ5wSg25BANMsJQsdJNjk6Nb0wLagw/s1800/meeting5%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1519" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdNVnSHlvCVjmC4vJK6z34YqJgLPvyVAQlXVtnc86iZwA418CNYmveAJOTwQEogm0za12paRPZUa2e3MNH_ViX2Ey4390SGWR7RFmr4umBXhpl8fHiYKcrjAhgPIQF6oRDi-BdKAHnu6mdAMDb_l0HljRD_ZphZ5wSg25BANMsJQsdJNjk6Nb0wLagw/w338-h400/meeting5%20-%201.jpeg" width="338" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Sylvia McDonald brought her Käthe Kruse boy in his original undergarment. This doll belonged to her great-aunt and Sylvia thinks that her aunt received the doll around 1912. Sylvia said that Kruse dolls still come in a very similar "onesie."</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1YTnnfQNF1uzInoXoPAZ7cwv1MC7KtNarj7HRnEoqFwHJvbuOwHbcGFGYtNMcRI47oH4odEjgn5Z08o2jXGmZcfa2WuNTUIgB3TKiiF162EaNv8tvjK78aCSwtzMBXE9uqXnNkvC7OCiRApIMf6moAzS5zlBgnt8UXTGVlaYh8HHAp9Lr33LW4Y3iA/s1800/meeting6%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="759" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1YTnnfQNF1uzInoXoPAZ7cwv1MC7KtNarj7HRnEoqFwHJvbuOwHbcGFGYtNMcRI47oH4odEjgn5Z08o2jXGmZcfa2WuNTUIgB3TKiiF162EaNv8tvjK78aCSwtzMBXE9uqXnNkvC7OCiRApIMf6moAzS5zlBgnt8UXTGVlaYh8HHAp9Lr33LW4Y3iA/w270-h640/meeting6%20-%201.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Member Elaine Jackson shared several examples of vintage doll underwear. . .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6xEntXhye7TsLJxIF6KI7c1BbLxmGs2TtjylWDAU3oEYTopJITc0UDJTE_DRt2rqSXYQ7KFtCrtAELJHWtusZceE7dzYVntVrh011-jLE9ic1fQBkvVAHjStX1Dni-9Q748IM6YfoLUIBAqDpyo634nB7GdadACnJmH2aWt5Gk3pmnw4p2TMh2O8bQ/s1800/meeting14%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1544" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6xEntXhye7TsLJxIF6KI7c1BbLxmGs2TtjylWDAU3oEYTopJITc0UDJTE_DRt2rqSXYQ7KFtCrtAELJHWtusZceE7dzYVntVrh011-jLE9ic1fQBkvVAHjStX1Dni-9Q748IM6YfoLUIBAqDpyo634nB7GdadACnJmH2aWt5Gk3pmnw4p2TMh2O8bQ/w343-h400/meeting14%20-%201.jpeg" width="343" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGx3FJiQyEC0qb4eUo1XK8R9iWft4M7tRfVr3bTck5pMBelswR9c7nEkuadu2ssqCQDHLAg43aXID7cc2-KT_rRYQXymTDmhpiHsphZIrby7ER9maU8GNENB9QUJtVBnv7QzOt2B5nROtL8W4Qu3cyTsQ7kl6HOR86XlcrhbcMWsRIDsMvIqWAuQ6FYA/s1800/meeting15%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1471" data-original-width="1800" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGx3FJiQyEC0qb4eUo1XK8R9iWft4M7tRfVr3bTck5pMBelswR9c7nEkuadu2ssqCQDHLAg43aXID7cc2-KT_rRYQXymTDmhpiHsphZIrby7ER9maU8GNENB9QUJtVBnv7QzOt2B5nROtL8W4Qu3cyTsQ7kl6HOR86XlcrhbcMWsRIDsMvIqWAuQ6FYA/w400-h328/meeting15%20-%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . .as well as this very unusual Madame Alexander doll with a composition head and cloth body. Elaine has redressed her as Alice in Wonderland, but who she was originally is still a mystery.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsOGarNpEjvDhi2zN6-UnlRyWHiIJtiP6V1Nb31DRt7k7Wx5blhwL37HbVi37FFP4IZIyHTmxHCsd_UaBPOde7lR5Y43TPKHkM5ThF2fM7pXaZvCnJsqJkg3shlw6pU_AtQgVwY6KroE59jDt7tJFkEOyW78Tc2YhvOCYuzVT9y43AgjgxxyTmC3BnA/s1800/meeting16%20-%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="781" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsOGarNpEjvDhi2zN6-UnlRyWHiIJtiP6V1Nb31DRt7k7Wx5blhwL37HbVi37FFP4IZIyHTmxHCsd_UaBPOde7lR5Y43TPKHkM5ThF2fM7pXaZvCnJsqJkg3shlw6pU_AtQgVwY6KroE59jDt7tJFkEOyW78Tc2YhvOCYuzVT9y43AgjgxxyTmC3BnA/s320/meeting16%20-%201.jpeg" width="139" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091316183094756330.post-30599293883324694032022-03-18T20:11:00.001-05:002022-03-18T21:06:09.920-05:00March 13, 2022, Meeting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Member Elaine Jackson did a program on Kamkins dolls, bringing two endearing examples of this scarce and desirable American artist doll. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUmcXOh0NmA7olsKuoGllmgjXpprGp9j0ZAFi4p6UDjeLOQlfenDpPw_UHZEifxETur3uPularhN7fuyYXbaWWAXJgLvAtP0kfBZptT90OU3EmvAkbW4LZzf2tVtjIwokP4IKxfnOWvpewWZimWup1aT79_8Zm_7ci8D462Vjw45I05XClsXME3u3dpw=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="945" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUmcXOh0NmA7olsKuoGllmgjXpprGp9j0ZAFi4p6UDjeLOQlfenDpPw_UHZEifxETur3uPularhN7fuyYXbaWWAXJgLvAtP0kfBZptT90OU3EmvAkbW4LZzf2tVtjIwokP4IKxfnOWvpewWZimWup1aT79_8Zm_7ci8D462Vjw45I05XClsXME3u3dpw=w336-h640" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kamkins dolls were the creation of Louise R. Kampes and crafted from 1919 until the early 1930s. She sold the dolls, as well as their hand-sewn clothing and accessories, in her shop on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Elaine said that the store catered to wealthy and well-off families, with their little girls looking forward to their annual vacation at Atlantic City so that they could purchase new outfits for their beloved dolls. She explained that the collapse of the stock market in 1929 and the subsequent Depression cost Kampes her clientele and she was forced to close her store. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioLYRHkITDZAiY5xptT1BfeRGIakRRC7TAw_zaRq5a027l4w0oiHe8gaXthhChUxySYO_QvCaVeVpOXBMfI2L7zS1-B9VD5m8KOUWfbaqPsJqIK1Q2zR2_2SO2ovw5RHoC9pmnS8N00bQLyDG8mxxDwwZNiW8TdjTFiSYSqEARiON2A2nyGOY0kHPBKA=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1004" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioLYRHkITDZAiY5xptT1BfeRGIakRRC7TAw_zaRq5a027l4w0oiHe8gaXthhChUxySYO_QvCaVeVpOXBMfI2L7zS1-B9VD5m8KOUWfbaqPsJqIK1Q2zR2_2SO2ovw5RHoC9pmnS8N00bQLyDG8mxxDwwZNiW8TdjTFiSYSqEARiON2A2nyGOY0kHPBKA=w356-h640" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dolls have a molded face and a tightly stuffed cotton body. Kampes received a <a href="https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/a7/d9/37/799ba3446d4a2a/US1357779.pdf">patent</a> in 1920 for a "new and Improved Doll-Head." A layer of rubber or other elastic material was applied to a die form of the doll's face, a layer of fabric was then applied, and the head placed in an oven or vulcanizing kiln to cure and vulcanize the head. The facial features were hand painted and the dolls had mohair or human hair wigs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvcUb9RvsfHb8N5Z7pGHnxFvoOv6j_xGIHqqNFQJBVBA5khe2oy2Pve2g0ziUoAqVfseaqtJWbP03F7It19f6WFS0rF547a8Zrv2L_5T8PcZ1D6o4ikwyuXMDP0CTZqGes5xArdy9c1ZT7H-XcstP5O7q6I5rDbsf6GfEoGvi_HgzwgRV7ncESaQofYA=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1800" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvcUb9RvsfHb8N5Z7pGHnxFvoOv6j_xGIHqqNFQJBVBA5khe2oy2Pve2g0ziUoAqVfseaqtJWbP03F7It19f6WFS0rF547a8Zrv2L_5T8PcZ1D6o4ikwyuXMDP0CTZqGes5xArdy9c1ZT7H-XcstP5O7q6I5rDbsf6GfEoGvi_HgzwgRV7ncESaQofYA=w400-h299" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elaine explained that the dolls came in both 18 and 19 inches, with the larger size having a cryer. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1DOCX9lSIfHSONjxV-BZ4bxjR5D2gnt0pirEaNQZB-uhYzvrz1n8sSgvcrwUpW9iRI2lifoi4uAjZWcBUm7480Q1C9KVox-ihIwDsWAjeVh04Rr0BxRCclSgIuyeEneW3sLw5pF7FKQgizvjRpYnxIz95cwAsdd7AjHyVgvh8XWDQx1kWUVq9SAqNWA=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1442" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1DOCX9lSIfHSONjxV-BZ4bxjR5D2gnt0pirEaNQZB-uhYzvrz1n8sSgvcrwUpW9iRI2lifoi4uAjZWcBUm7480Q1C9KVox-ihIwDsWAjeVh04Rr0BxRCclSgIuyeEneW3sLw5pF7FKQgizvjRpYnxIz95cwAsdd7AjHyVgvh8XWDQx1kWUVq9SAqNWA=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjb6QJPmJVZ-dbAX6JWsAatTFHe-_0zn0vWClpU_OPzW41keYLkZ8n8oqyu_Joh89ujm805WylMFHtepFfEgpTp1IxJm13bGX8-dpN43tqG2v_wSxNjdm3-1C6ZcrwToKCu_ZDQtf8nGOnglkI3jNKiJt17whpPe5x4Hoih-kyR4pwjgV0oglP7WIlKwQ=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1663" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjb6QJPmJVZ-dbAX6JWsAatTFHe-_0zn0vWClpU_OPzW41keYLkZ8n8oqyu_Joh89ujm805WylMFHtepFfEgpTp1IxJm13bGX8-dpN43tqG2v_wSxNjdm3-1C6ZcrwToKCu_ZDQtf8nGOnglkI3jNKiJt17whpPe5x4Hoih-kyR4pwjgV0oglP7WIlKwQ=w370-h400" width="370" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The doll in the blue and white checked dress still has her original paper heart label, which reads "Kamkins A Doll Made to Love." Elaine told us the dolls were sometimes also stamped on the head, body, or the sole of the foot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja6VzmceKAwLDGpqs0kR9xuoA-V4sEf_K2L8rtXnfIiKwlnig7Hgq8IFKzl9tjQmGMtDKf2Y1MUze7cvOF2eayh0kjcV3WZAFGRHxGUxIpi8KaJ4Y2gyUEDGrJzio0AYUZ3TID61UlfFhqW5cVpmGfcjX3mmLZ83JhUNUm3ekPakIbJ3nu7B7oi9te4A=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1150" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja6VzmceKAwLDGpqs0kR9xuoA-V4sEf_K2L8rtXnfIiKwlnig7Hgq8IFKzl9tjQmGMtDKf2Y1MUze7cvOF2eayh0kjcV3WZAFGRHxGUxIpi8KaJ4Y2gyUEDGrJzio0AYUZ3TID61UlfFhqW5cVpmGfcjX3mmLZ83JhUNUm3ekPakIbJ3nu7B7oi9te4A=w384-h400" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dolls' clothing was made by talented seamstresses and new outfits were offered every year. This little girl came in her original, but now fragile, dress and shoes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHl1nJYxnFs3T6B8FRrQg4-DHByWIdN6Km5PGlHf2mJyWCJdgF7e1VcbsrHIPpyzcFN0AA7eNerkM9LskfiW2j8SUHRdr80mTQA9MnE3jN0e1I2Wl-mpuOB6kAM-gmoPz_jMDLnMqGIJsw0qM6wKulmWX3IsZSjYId1hHfOIjOQzr1nTVKAgBx2-YvJQ=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="1800" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHl1nJYxnFs3T6B8FRrQg4-DHByWIdN6Km5PGlHf2mJyWCJdgF7e1VcbsrHIPpyzcFN0AA7eNerkM9LskfiW2j8SUHRdr80mTQA9MnE3jN0e1I2Wl-mpuOB6kAM-gmoPz_jMDLnMqGIJsw0qM6wKulmWX3IsZSjYId1hHfOIjOQzr1nTVKAgBx2-YvJQ=w400-h335" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Members shared dolls that they had brought. This fabulous folk art baby doll belongs to member Elaine McNally. He is made of a heavy canvas material and is covered in thick paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixYSb2Q6tOCyRY5P5nXz5AVUSXwMP3_oYrP61d37dvRIYmsfRzMFS18_oH0hIjINooYNci586pt3sxbGstW5B32MQzWGXxqRAaCpyTpKdcPLk3dbT64yXqXnb0rl0cR_0PRK2WZxQMXpub3wUeY6Q-yUh8U0Pk1gRTZ3s5BfkNNNFschaLePP_yTqo0Q=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixYSb2Q6tOCyRY5P5nXz5AVUSXwMP3_oYrP61d37dvRIYmsfRzMFS18_oH0hIjINooYNci586pt3sxbGstW5B32MQzWGXxqRAaCpyTpKdcPLk3dbT64yXqXnb0rl0cR_0PRK2WZxQMXpub3wUeY6Q-yUh8U0Pk1gRTZ3s5BfkNNNFschaLePP_yTqo0Q=w366-h400" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The doll has beautiful inset glass eyes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDTKuo1hldlVyWd5AbToDez8oARcYv9Z5B-HsDAVAXb26Jw8bYn-1GdtEiYnqsBe0th0Ebgq_hfeGsjJ57eDJTY3LDUHxXKH94eoD0Ty6U8D7AmF0QgkcLj2E9rSsNhL5dj_r5lJGxrtJ9fSmCwWFxHIHGY1dSoFiHbfLxU0HlDX1gxb2rQ-g8IDIwGA=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1433" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDTKuo1hldlVyWd5AbToDez8oARcYv9Z5B-HsDAVAXb26Jw8bYn-1GdtEiYnqsBe0th0Ebgq_hfeGsjJ57eDJTY3LDUHxXKH94eoD0Ty6U8D7AmF0QgkcLj2E9rSsNhL5dj_r5lJGxrtJ9fSmCwWFxHIHGY1dSoFiHbfLxU0HlDX1gxb2rQ-g8IDIwGA=w319-h400" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fitting in with the theme of cloth dolls, McNally also brought this much-loved girl from the English toy manufacturer Chad Valley.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPolyKZrTQJGtOzsf9HHpfKvgxEVrQYc_nospJW_5zpenA6Bdx0dq6KLXYJoJ9d2m3KE0chhBKbewtZkxLlzTeFnlWkHmtPge6otGKoEg9cOdqZClGV1wi9OPrYngqkpI0UtoC6dJKPOen_dCoVPdv68rXhXJe7xCaFp-fnPAHBP4RhBdApru7kM6fRg=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1223" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPolyKZrTQJGtOzsf9HHpfKvgxEVrQYc_nospJW_5zpenA6Bdx0dq6KLXYJoJ9d2m3KE0chhBKbewtZkxLlzTeFnlWkHmtPge6otGKoEg9cOdqZClGV1wi9OPrYngqkpI0UtoC6dJKPOen_dCoVPdv68rXhXJe7xCaFp-fnPAHBP4RhBdApru7kM6fRg=w434-h640" width="434" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">This charming cloth child is by the doll maker Martha Chase. Chase began making cloth dolls for family and friends in the 1880s. In 1891, a merchant saw one of her dolls and placed an order. Chase began the Chase Doll Company, producing her painted stockinette dolls in a variety of sizes and styles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0YWWGqDHHwMvLmTONezKu-facBbe_IRxg7xrSzRCu6tqYvqDvrAgMJwy-SyAASWXtSCjtAJBCMsSL2ooRboTbCljTZ2zv56dGtYHz-DpiK5q74VUqCYJbI6lVPWpOVa0diZoG4HTfZ2XiP_MpvO6cy5SpqO6iEFGlEXR2D5FkP8G71Z-uaCspQkCHMA=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1205" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0YWWGqDHHwMvLmTONezKu-facBbe_IRxg7xrSzRCu6tqYvqDvrAgMJwy-SyAASWXtSCjtAJBCMsSL2ooRboTbCljTZ2zv56dGtYHz-DpiK5q74VUqCYJbI6lVPWpOVa0diZoG4HTfZ2XiP_MpvO6cy5SpqO6iEFGlEXR2D5FkP8G71Z-uaCspQkCHMA=w428-h640" width="428" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">McNally also displayed some of her latest hand-carved wooden Hitty-type dolls. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYnrEAqahJG0Aphbg9WGTCsgq4fIa4varKcPG5kggLqLorGWGshqjLSrU_tIATGYSRpcwPYy9z78bP37zl07E094_7LkrTNZYZNU20RPQNlaAXWegj0jx0AifOknVA6bDu6uzF_MhTH1xc58ooRBDoi-CpEF3lLHdotrWVrUfRL0ztu0JxXKGXrugg6w=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1003" data-original-width="1800" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYnrEAqahJG0Aphbg9WGTCsgq4fIa4varKcPG5kggLqLorGWGshqjLSrU_tIATGYSRpcwPYy9z78bP37zl07E094_7LkrTNZYZNU20RPQNlaAXWegj0jx0AifOknVA6bDu6uzF_MhTH1xc58ooRBDoi-CpEF3lLHdotrWVrUfRL0ztu0JxXKGXrugg6w=w400-h223" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPdfgSI_qAJhTYU8lLsLI0LvwqTKyWYGi1zi0gIN26hiT-qteSO4ggdAoOvJ7TT2guVQDpY8VZZdZVRSFTckfix34euQKrqXOeu2Qrk4b9ClwP2SIwhqUCmm1i8PXhBboSIDfrBghunUZeWvVWiYsB7QT2FQvbUEQreLw4Wnes89Rm9rioxD6py9sHNg=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1172" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPdfgSI_qAJhTYU8lLsLI0LvwqTKyWYGi1zi0gIN26hiT-qteSO4ggdAoOvJ7TT2guVQDpY8VZZdZVRSFTckfix34euQKrqXOeu2Qrk4b9ClwP2SIwhqUCmm1i8PXhBboSIDfrBghunUZeWvVWiYsB7QT2FQvbUEQreLw4Wnes89Rm9rioxD6py9sHNg=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7o54MxzKtjbLqR31oMGwqGCOTvURVVcWIfj_ll0vB268MdElffi1xzkJqYc9KrlM99AHlvFxxzbRn8xGN9iOdzKRZjYdrAHckSyDbwiLXUJ5rwN8_LBRxezKF7i2IvqaVkWOwJws_cRkmGJAiDM7f82rWeh56pKPK8otubMStP-O8xU-fjDKDtlnMYg=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="815" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7o54MxzKtjbLqR31oMGwqGCOTvURVVcWIfj_ll0vB268MdElffi1xzkJqYc9KrlM99AHlvFxxzbRn8xGN9iOdzKRZjYdrAHckSyDbwiLXUJ5rwN8_LBRxezKF7i2IvqaVkWOwJws_cRkmGJAiDM7f82rWeh56pKPK8otubMStP-O8xU-fjDKDtlnMYg=w290-h640" width="290" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another talented member, Jan Irsfeld, shared her latest fashion design for Madame Alexander's Cissy doll. The glittering green and silver encrusted top took many hours of hand-beading. Cissy in her gorgeous green gown is certainly ready for St, Patrick's Day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSsgPvMivc4xFUanR5lKym4rD9hy8_1iQ3vBTCiOvapmxricWbLd5IJ_PpoEY3VN3E5d-k1ED9UZ4DdeuwRKZMmGLA9I1k0DH9u1W8rqIBIDyl3J9Bg-_miqyl3qoErD0l87r_U1w3srOZHsRP3BCgRPvWV9SzKkP19IVWay1_Ecre-plebOvsqLR9fA=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1210" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSsgPvMivc4xFUanR5lKym4rD9hy8_1iQ3vBTCiOvapmxricWbLd5IJ_PpoEY3VN3E5d-k1ED9UZ4DdeuwRKZMmGLA9I1k0DH9u1W8rqIBIDyl3J9Bg-_miqyl3qoErD0l87r_U1w3srOZHsRP3BCgRPvWV9SzKkP19IVWay1_Ecre-plebOvsqLR9fA=w430-h640" width="430" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Member Ann Meier showed off her newest baby doll, a winsome porcelain creation by Kingstate</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbOpThyXZviulqJEqShNsmdBzcpLi7N3NFM1tOJiKt0VLcONkC1JDnz_EhJoonlOdZqybI0h8ONx5EsGhrNzXFIFpMd0YqrQZJ7IpNKFnpAApeAe7GXaBXIBx1yAiXTYR_ej7JLbLHSticYPlt6kA3RwJT3HdlVIqoY9n07ovDqUzfH1DxQPOzTdKMTQ=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1126" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbOpThyXZviulqJEqShNsmdBzcpLi7N3NFM1tOJiKt0VLcONkC1JDnz_EhJoonlOdZqybI0h8ONx5EsGhrNzXFIFpMd0YqrQZJ7IpNKFnpAApeAe7GXaBXIBx1yAiXTYR_ej7JLbLHSticYPlt6kA3RwJT3HdlVIqoY9n07ovDqUzfH1DxQPOzTdKMTQ=w400-h640" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sharon Hope Weintraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631538333267785121noreply@blogger.com0