Dolls

The post I did earlier today about Mimi Kirchner's fabulous dolls reminded me of a dear childhood friend of my mother's in Germany. Her name is Katharina Engels, and she has an antique doll and toy museum in the ancient city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, in Germany.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Her love of dolls started very early, and she has been collecting antique dolls most of her life. If you're interested, you can take a look at her museum here: Puppen- und Spielzeugmuseum Rothenburg.

Puppen- und Spielzeugmuseum Rothenburg

This museum has truly been a labor of love since 1984, and now has a collection of over 800 dolls from the past 200 years.

The doll on the right in the above photo, and below, is an example of an early papier mache doll.

I'm still working on my first papier mache project. I've started painting it, but don't expect anything even approaching the quality of these gorgeous antiques! My example will definitely be more of the . . . let's call it "rustic" variety!
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I hope you all have a good weekend.