Dolls

[mariness]

Today's spectacular website brought to you by d_aulnoyMy dolls, in theory, were separated into two strict categories: dolls I played with, which consisted of four dolls plus a Raggedy Ann: a doll in rather battered condition, called Big Dolly; a doll that I loved because she had a little pink sleeping bag all of her own, named Tina after someone else's

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[d_aulnoy]

I aim to please! Or at least, you know. Tempt. :)

Do you have photos of your collection, btw? I am curious as to whether your national dolls are the same as the type I had as a little girl ("had" being the operative term, as I never did grasp the "looking at" distinction).

[mariness]

I don't have any photos here. It's possible that some of the dolls are in the background in some family album photos, but that would require some combing through, and then scanning and so on.

I can take pictures once stuff is rescued from storage (the dolls are in a very clearly labeled box, and are individually labelled, so it wouldn't be too difficult to find.)

:: thinks ::

And yes, Google has rescued me once again. This is Finlandia, although mine has a nicer expression on her face.

And -- :: blinks :: She's actually selling for 26 dollars? That's a shock. Although that Finlandia is probably in better condition than mine, and she doesn't have her sisters with her which seems wrong.

The Firenze that store is selling is not my Firenze, though. My Firenze has a green dress which is not nearly as fancy.

[marydell]

What a wonderful story! I didn't have a lot of dolls as a kid, which somewhat relates to my grown-up obsession with having them. I can picture your dolls-o-many-nations hanging out in a display case together, getting up to hijinks. Whenever you do unpack them, take pictures! :)

[mariness]

I just found Finlandia on the internet! (Although MY Finlandia has a much sweeter expression.)

I suspect most of the cheap plastic ones will be underwhelming :) I may not have physically played with them but they were not designed to last. My later dolls, though, many of which are spectacularly gorgeous -- especially those from Thailand and India - should photograph well.

[magnifelyn]

Awesome entry. :-)

[mariness]

Thanks :)