Dolls from the Attic...Mis Muñecas

Dolls have always been a part of humankind, found in Egyptian excavations, and in Greek and Roman children's graves. Dolls and history go hand in hand, so is my intention with this blog to convey my passion for the dolls of the Renaissance, and the 19th and early 20th century. By borrowing from the work of the masters and archival photographs, I will be able to link them to the history of the times and briefly touch on the primitives. Welcome to my blog, and stay awhile.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Early Wooden Dolls to the 1850s… Is beauty truly in the eye of the beholder…

The Old Pretenders

These delightful handcarved 'Queen Anne' style wooden dolls are made by David Chapman & Paul Robins.

English wood dolls of the time are commonly referred to as “Queen Ann” dolls. This may be too general a term as the dolls predate Queen Ann. Eighteen century dolls have different characteristics that can be sorted into three periods:

William and Mary, Queen Ann, and Georgian.

1 comment:

Alberto el de las galgasJanuary 20, 2010 at 4:14 PM
Hola Marta, I love these dolls. specially de dresses, that fabrics with those colors are great!
Beautiful blog, by the way! I just found it throu AlfredoZ. I´ll be back soon.
Best regards
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