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Kaiserin Augusta Victoria

7/31/2011

 
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Note to self: Maybe if I just stopped fretting about writing something and posted pretty pictures I would be able to update more often.

But in the spirit of trying to do this right. I have for you today an embossed chromo-lithographed paper doll probably from the early 1890s. Royal subjects were very popular and this one is Kaiserin Augusta Victoria of the Hohenzollern Portrait dolls produced by W & S. The seller of this doll notes that "The same doll is shown on page 13 of Marta K. Kreb's book The Royalty of Paper Dolls and a copy is reproduced in that book as a centerfold."  I have that book and this is entirely true

This is an image of the original, however, and it sold on eBay this year for $67.68 (seems like a bargain price to me!).

The doll was accompanied by four gowns, one jacket, and two hats. The doll measures 6 1/2" from the top of the head to the tip of the toe. It's interesting that the original does not include the square base pictured in Kreb's book.
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