Today’s offering comes from Eclectibles.com, a very cool online market with lots of funky Victorian ephemera. This particular piece is listed as “Uncut Paper Doll Sheet, Neue Ankleidefiguren, with 4 Paper Dolls with Costumes & Room Settings 1880s”.
The description from the website reads:
A 13 ½ x 17” color paper doll sheet titled Neue Ankleidefiguren (New Dressing Figures) No. 1198 with four (4) different paper dolls the costumes and accessories. Includes two young women, each approx. 5 ½” high, each with two costumes, hats and furniture accessories. The third is a bid more matronly and perhaps a maid, as she has various serving items associated with her costumes. The final is an infant or baby with three costumes an bundle, hats, a rattle and a bassinet. Paper age toned with board chips. Fragile.
The lot is currently selling for $90.
The description from the website reads:
A 13 ½ x 17” color paper doll sheet titled Neue Ankleidefiguren (New Dressing Figures) No. 1198 with four (4) different paper dolls the costumes and accessories. Includes two young women, each approx. 5 ½” high, each with two costumes, hats and furniture accessories. The third is a bid more matronly and perhaps a maid, as she has various serving items associated with her costumes. The final is an infant or baby with three costumes an bundle, hats, a rattle and a bassinet. Paper age toned with board chips. Fragile.
The lot is currently selling for $90.
These are lovely in their simplicity and variety (and all the lovely little props). Some of the nicest Victorian paper dolls I've seen have been produced by European printers. The subjects seem generally more sophisticated (possibly due to the popularity of royal personages) compared to most American paper dolls of the same era, which tended to represent children and storybook characters.
As always, click on the images to see them at their best.
I may share a number of items from this website as it contains a good number of pieces that I have not seen elsewhere around the web. It’s always cool to come upon new stuff!
As always, click on the images to see them at their best.
I may share a number of items from this website as it contains a good number of pieces that I have not seen elsewhere around the web. It’s always cool to come upon new stuff!
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