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Vol XVII, No 2 Spring 2008 Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art 1116 - 108th Avenue NE ❖ Phone: (425) 455-1116 ❖ Fax: (425) 455-4793 Bellevue WA 98004 USA www.dollart.com ❖ [email protected] fromfrom thethe directordirector Pale By Comparison: Untinted bisque, parian, tinted bisque... oh dear, oh dear! We doll Untinted Bisque Dolls collectors can’t seem to get these beautiful dolls correctly titled or May 31st - October 19, 2008 at least agree to a title. With that The elegant and elaborately dolls, we have Mary Krombholz said, we at the doll museum agree adorned untinted bisque dolls of to thank for our ability today to to call them “untinted bisque” the 1860s and 1870s were identify the German because their bisque is NOT made from unglazed fine white factories that made many of tinted as later dolls’ bisque was, bisque, with no tinting added to these gorgeous dolls. Mary giving them the rosy all over color the base spent many porcelain. Many years locating, of flesh. As opposed to, untinted Thuringian painstakingly bisque whose cheek, brow, and porcelain excavating and chin blush were added as factories began researching decoration, but not as a bisque producing these discarded shards tint in the original pour. It was lovely doll heads in the “dumping painted on. Parian, as many of after the London grounds” of International former German Exhibition of porcelain 1851. Incidently, factories. From the Copeland the more than porcelain factory one thousand exhibited their shards she “Parian Ware” recovered, Mary was able to statuary at this Untinted bisque lady with applied same Exhibition, hairpiece (come see this rare feature in identify facial made from a our exhibit). 1880s painting Kling for George Borgfeldt characteristics of porcelain that Bisque, cloth was meant to each Thuringian resemble the white marble found porcelain factory. She on the island of Paros, in compared the shards to Greece. undamaged shoulder-heads Striking exmple of an untinted bisque As with china head dolls, most with identical painting and used lady by Alt, Beck & Gottschalk. untinted bisque dolls were not factory ledgers and sample Germany 1870s Bisque, cloth marked by their manufacturers. books to confirm the makers of you know, was not even And, as with the china head Continued on Page 2... Continued on Page 2...

SMALL WONDERS PAGE ONE from the director back yard! In Germany she keeps ...Continued ...Continued From Page 1 her own backhoe for just such From Page 1 associated with dolls. Do you purposes. the dolls. want to know the rest of this We are very excited to be Additionally, story?? Well, we have just the presenting our first ever exhibit the molded person for you. MARY dedicated to these delicately hairstyles, which were modeled after the KROMBHOLZ IS COMING beautiful dolls of the 19th Century. fabulous hairstyles worn by TO TOWN! Mary spans many So intricate are some of their ladies of the day, helped her to fields of doll research and the molded hairstyles you will be date the dolls by decade. untinted is just one amazed they survived and then With our Pale by Comparison of them. (Just wait till you see you will realize even parts of these Exhibit we look forward to her newest, however....) dolls’ clothes are made of sharing with you Rosalie’s Mary will be our program porcelain! wonderful collection of these presenter on Saturday May 31st. “Pale By Comparison” opens very special, very beautiful dolls. We hope you will be able to join If you have never attended one May 31st. Plan on attending the us at the exhibit opening. Mary of Mary’s programs or had a opening and Mary Krombholz’s Krombholz will be joining us, conversation with her, you are in enlightening program on the and will present a program for a treat! Her enthusiasm, Untinted Bisque Doll, or as Mary about the dolls. (See details on knowledge, and zest for dolls will calls them, Parians. Aah, Mary. page 3.) You don’t want to miss inspire and thrill you. Be careful, Rosalie Whyel it! she may hand you a shovel and Director Jill Gorman send you digging in your own Curator EUROPEAN DOLL TOUR II – WE’RE BACK! We didn’t think it could get Six amazing days in Paris saw hyperventilate, and, of course, any better than our first us scattering to all our favorite the PARIS FLEA MARKET! European Doll Tour in 2005. But places, some for the umpteenth on March 26 we headed to Paris time, some for their first time on from the four corners of the U.S. our two free days. Scheduled – 25 women, 2 men, our tours brought us to SAMY ODIN’S illustrious travel agent, ELLIE MUSEE DE POUPEES, naturally, KRINGER of ALL PLACES TRAVEL, for a special program by Samy and me. on the dolls of Brittany (where we were headed next) and a guided tour of the museum’s wonderful doll collection. Our group chatting with Francois Shopping at LAFAYETTES and Theimer - in hand his new A. Marque PRINTEMPS, a guided CITY book, see the Store section! TOUR, a cruise on the SEINE, a Then we were off to visit to the charming doll and Normandy, with special stops at museum of POUISSY were MONET’S GARDEN, the interspersed between FRANCOIS incredible MONT ST. MICHELE – THEIMER’S AUCTION, a special viewable for miles – and then on DEALERS’ SHOW of antique dolls, to Brittany. Our ultimate purpose Dorothy McGonagle on our Seine toys, miniatures, clothes, and was to visit the JOSSELIN Cruise with the Eiffel Tower behind. accessories that made us all Continued on Page 5... SMALL WONDERS PAGE TWO Albert Marque From the Museum Store... A Sculptor, A Doll By Francois Theimer Hot off the press is the wonderful new book by Francois! Not only does he cover those fabulous A Marque dolls, but a thorough history of the man behind the doll, Albert himself. A U.S. exclusive, complete with English translation. $74.95 Limited Supplies!

Rohmer Lady of Sophistication 17.5” Gorgeous ROhmer French lady doll. Bisque swivel head with intense blue eyes, lovely old hair wig & great painting. Kid body jointed at the neck, shoulders, hips, & knees with lower bisque arms. Antique clothes complete with chemise, 2 slips, pantalettes & dress (fragile). Great hat & beautiful ! Antique leather shoes, One finger broken. $2995 Large Mint Madame Alexanders 25” Binnie Walker All original. Hard doll wearing a darling outfit of polished cotton & pink hat. $425 30” “Mimi” in mint condition. FAO Schwartz from 1961 with dark brunette hair, 12 joints & flirty eyes. Wearing tagged white organdy party dress. $295 IdentifyingIdentifying GermanGerman ParianParian DollsDolls Program and Identification by Mary Krombholz

Please join us for this enthusiastic program on Untinted bisque, so-called Parian, dolls. Emphasis will be on the facial painting of these shoulderhead dolls from the seven companies in the Thuringian area of Germany, enabling collectors to correctly discern makers. Mary will delight you with her knowledge and be happy to identify your dolls and sign her books. Be sure to bring your dolls and become a part of the program! Saturday, May 31 1 pm Museum Rose Room Museum Members $3, Non-Members $5. Seating is Limited. Reserved seats required. Call the Museum at (425)455-1116. Regular admission charged to tour Museum. Don’t forget the other wonderful books Mary has authored! She will be delighted to sign any of her publications at her program Saturday. Identifying German Parian Dolls $50 Identifying German Chinas 1840s-1930s $40 The Story of German Doll Making 1530-2000 $40 Books are available for purchase at the Museum Store and will be during the event, while in stock. SMALL WONDERS PAGE THREE SPOTLIGHT ON THE GALLERY N You might want to pause in the atrium for an extra moment and take in a small, but E wonderful exhibit on Girl Scouting. In honor of the Girl Scouts 96th anniversary, and W with some urging and loaning of fellow doll collector and Troup leader Donna Bretvick, we have ammassed a group of scouting dolls that are rarely S seen for your viewing pleasure. Scouting came to the U.S. via founder Juliette Gordon Low under the name Girl Guides, an organization for girls Rosie’s Too Sale established in England by Agnes Baden-Powell (sister to Robert Saturday 11 to 4 Baden-Powell, Boy Scouts of England founder). The initial th intention of these first gatherings can be summed up in the May 24 title of their premier handbook, How Girls Can Help Their We’re having our next sale to honor our passionate Country. Over the last 96 years their values are still the same, customers! And when only on an expanded scale, both for the girls and the world, as we’ve made some room: A selection of Girl can be seen by their motto today, “Girl Scouting builds girls Scout dolls on loan come in and see the from Donna Bretvick. of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a exciting treasure we found! better place.” A small collection of Though one would think a gathering of girls would be unbelievably mint hard the perfect place for dolls to emerge, the Girl Scouts ! In pristine actually spread mostly by media coverage in the early condition and most all days of the 19teens and 20s, like Good Housekeeping, original. From Madame Ladies’ Home Journal, and Life. Girl Scout dolls were Alexander to Ideal. They’ll not offically made until 1928 by the American be making their debut at the company Effanbee. Though there had been patterns Museum Store and Rosie’s and printed cloth for girls, and moms, to stitch, the Too soon! Patsy Ann was the first to come complete in her factory ROSIE’S TOO APPRAISAL CLINIC! st made scouting outfit. Where there was one, others English Girl Guide Sasha Saturday May 31 were sure to follow; including Madame Alexander, Gotz c1999 Vinyl During our open hours. These Alpine Hiker or Boy Scout are complimentary, verbal Georgene Novelities, Terri Lee, Nancy Ann Storybook, Maker Unknown 1920s-30s appraisals, limit three dolls per Mache and Vogue. Today you can even find a whole section person please. of Groovy Girls Girl Scout Dolls!! Not only are there a few of the Museum’s dolls in this display, but a terrific collection on loan from Donna Bretvick, ranging from 1940s to present day - Thank you Donna! Now is the time to bring your troop to the Museum and expose them to the history of children and how they played and learned over the last 400 years, including their own. We even have our own Doll Museum patch! Exhibit up through August of this year. Area Doll Show Dates NADDA* (Nat’l Antique Doll Dealers Assoc) UFDC NAT’L CONVENTION* CROSSROADS DOLL, Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel & Suites Bally’s Hotel & ANTIQUE SHOW & SALE* Williamsburg VA Las Vegas NV Nat’l Guard Armory Friday April 25, 2008 12pm - 6pm Mon July 28 - Fri August 1, 2008 Portland OR Saturday April 26, 2008 10am - 4pm Public Day Thursday July 31 Saturday September 20, 2008 8:30am - 4pm CROSSROADS DOLL, TEDDY ANTIQUE DOLL & TOY BEAR & MORE* MARKET* ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE Puyallup Fairgrounds Bellevue Inn Red Lion DOLL MARKET* Puyallup WA Bellevue WA Saturday June 21, 2008 Lake City Community Center Sunday August 24, 2008 Seattle WA 10am - 4:30pm 11am - 4pm Sunday June 22, 2008 Saturday October 4, 2008 10am - 4pm *Look for the Museum Sales Table 10am - 3pm SMALL WONDERS PAGE FOUR We would like to thank the following Welcome To Our New people for their generous & Returning Members: donations during the last quarter: Ann Aagaard Lauren Arnaud Vivian Ayers Melinda Begelman Amanda Blinn Toy aluminum pots and pans Connie Burleigh Lleana Davison case Elaine Garland Gretchen Gould #3 Barbie and stand Margaret Hanford Saralee Hesse Julie Hutson Diana Johnson Vicki Cramer Estelle Johnston Paula G Kagan Schoenhut doll Bonnie Larsen Sharon Lee Topsy Turvy doll C Lindquist Sara Lindquist Kathleen Garrity Mary McWhirter Sue Molvik Collection of ethnic dolls, c. 1950s Tracy Mullen Carol Neff Melanie Powers Jan Rohrmann Debra Hatcher Agnes Royer Katherine Torrence Madame Alexander and other collectible dolls Kamil Turkarslan Sharon Westlund

Alice E. Koch Western Union Dolly Gram globe

Jo Maus Collection of ethnic dolls

Mary McWhirter $50 donation

Pat Norris Japanese doll, c. 1945

Alicia Shankland Baby c. 1965-68 Here we received a guided tour of the working Chateau and then a personal tour of her doll Ken & Lori Smith, Bellevue Nursery museum by Duchess Rohan herself. Outdoor Creche scene countries. It was so wonderful to see these dolls as they were ROHAN. Our dear friend intended, representing the BARBARA SPADACCINI DAY, past colorful and beautiful of curator of the Musee de Decoratif the clothing now nearly Arts of the Lourve, the dolls and forgotten in our modern times. toys department, and now After a delicious French lunch curator for the Josselin Museum, at a lovely restaurant at the base met our group there. After a truly of the chateau with the Duchess educational tour by our English and Barbara, we all hated to guide telling us the history of the leave this fairytale village, Rohan family and the centuries Members of our tour group enjoy an feeling like princes and afternoon at Monet's home and gardens. old chateau, the Duchess led the princesses ourselves. But The inspiration for many of his paintings. tour of her beautiful museum. VERSAILLES called us. Join us in CHATEAU and DOLL MUSEUM, The current exhibit was antique the next newsletter for the the current home and collection dolls in their original ethnic conclusion of our wonderful of the DUKE AND DUCHESS dress of many European European doll tour! SMALL WONDERS PAGE FIVE 1116 - 108th Avenue NE Bellevue WA 98004 USA www.dollart.com [email protected] 425.455.1116 fax 425.455.4793 MUSEUM HOURS: Mon-Sat 10 to 5 Sun 1 to 5

ROSIE’S TOO HOURS: 221 106th Ave. NE Bellevue (425) 455-0363 Thurs 11 to 8 Sat 11 to 4 Or by Appointment Weddings at the Museum Are there wedding plans being made in your family? The museum has been the setting for some of the most beautiful weddings and receptions in the past. Bridesmaid luncheons, rehearsal dinners, showers or any number of other events where a serene and gracious venue is desired can be fulfilled in our Rose Room, Atrium, or by renting the entire Museum. For further information call the Museum at 425 455 1116 and ask for our Event Planner, Kathleen. She will assist you in planning that perfect event for your bride or families’ special affair in a setting your guests will truly enjoy. Plan a Museum Visit and Tea! With life as hectic and busy as it can be, why not reconnect with friends and family? Experience a day of renewal with an adult tea and stroll through the Museum Galleries. For under $45 a piece, a group of 10 or more can enjoy two hours in our elegant Rose Room and Gardens with a full English Tea and tour through the Museum at your leisure, any day of the week. We arrange for everything, including linens and china. Take this chance to dress up, bring your childhood or favorite doll (or teddy bear) and experience the people in your life. Begin a tradition today! Contact Kathleen at the Museum, 425-455-1116. Coming Events at the Museum MAY 11 2008 MAY 31 - OCTOBER 19 2008 JULY 4 2008 Mother’s Day “Pale By Comparison: Independence Day Museum OPEN Untinted Bisque Dolls” Museum CLOSED Changing Gallery Exhibit MAY 24 2008 OCTOBER 25 2008 - Rosie’s Too Sidewalk Sale MAY 31 2008 FEBRUARY 1 2009 Saturday 11 to 4 Untinted Bisque Program “The Little Doll with a Big by Mary Krombholz MAY 26 2008 Story: Nancy Ann Dolls” “Identifying German Parian Changing Gallery Exhibit Memorial Day Dolls” Museum CLOSED Museum Rose Room 1pm FEBRUARY 7 - MAY 24 2009 MAY 31 2008 (see page 3) “Two Neighbor Ladies Who Doll Appraisal Clinic JUNE 15 2008 Made Cloth Dolls; at Rosie’s Too Father’s Day Kruse & Scavini (Lenci)” During Regular Hours, 11 to 4 Museum OPEN Changing Gallery Exhibit SMALL WONDERS PAGE SIX