Wonderful Grödnertal Miniature Jointed Wood Peg Doll is a perfect gift for doll collectors! This is original german Grodnertal wooden doll also know as "Dutch Dolls". The doll is hand carved, she has jointed legs, hand painted face, neck and shoes. The painted features and face are in good condition. The doll has original carton box. Measurements: Doll - 2,8 cm - 1.1 Inches Box - 4 x 2,3 cm - 1.5 x 0.9 Inches - very good vintage condition, please see pictures! - Antique, Vintage or/and used product could have some minor wear or scratch marks. ENTER MY SHOP HERE TO SEE ALL ITEMS at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Galeseum
MONEY SAVING BUNDLE LISTING FOR BOTH THE CLOTH PEG DOLL PATTERN AND THE OUTFIT PATTERN in the style of a Wooden Dutch doll or Grodnertal doll. NOTICE: I currently have cloth & bead supplies packs to make the dolls with while stocks last - see inside my shop). BACK TO THIS LISTING FOR THE PATTERNS: They are instant PDF digital download sewing patterns. They have step by step photographic instructions to construct a beautiful bead jointed doll and a second pattern to make a classic versatile outfit. The 40cm bead jointed cloth doll is actually surprisingly easy to make. I have also used the clothing patterns to make clothes for Polly Shorrock dolls (just make the hems a bit shorter). The beautifully proportioned body lends itself to a wealth of doll styles. Why not use a patterned fabric for the lower legs or paint the limbs to create an antique style wooden doll. Use this bead jointed doll as a blank canvas to create your own unique doll. Example images show the doll and clothing for your inspiration. Most fabrics such as calico,or linen will work. Only limited by one's imagination, I hope you will have much fulfillment creating endless doll characters with these versatile patterns. Please see my Etsy shop for more doll patterns. FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK: Miss Susannah, INSTAGRAM: Miss Susannah Official and MAILING LIST: www.MissSusannah.com. Visit my other Etsy shop: 'Miss Susannah Studio'.
Image Courtesy of Theriaults.com It seems like every time I'm doing research for one thing I find so many other things that pique my curiosity. Such was the case with my research on the "The Sweet Simplicity of Tuck Comb Wooden Dolls" I posted about earlier. I discovered the "Early Grodnertal Tuck Comb Wooden Peddler Dolls" and absolutely had to know more. The "Early Grodnertal Wooden Doll As Doll And Notions Peddler Lady" doll shown above is from Theriaults.com website is a doll after my own heart. Not only do I absolutely love her large bonnet, but she's selling sewing notions and dolls. She has five tiny dolls on her table including two mini Grodnertal woodens. Perhaps that was me in another life? According to her description :7" Condition: generally excellent, original finish perfectly preserved. Comments: Grodnertal doll, circa 1850,presented for the English market as a peddler lady offering sewing notions and dolls. On her table are arranged a myriad of tiny laces, ribbons and buttons, sewing tools such as tiny scissors, various papers with lettered names "Robert", "Margaret" and "John", several tiny doll costumes, and five tiny dolls including two mini Grodnertal woodens. Realized Price: $4,100 According to The Ultimate Doll Book by Caroline Goodfellow peddler dolls were popular from 1820 - 1920. They were a conversation piece in fashionable 19th century English drawing rooms and held a prominent place on the fireplace mantels. During this period there was a fascination with itinerant traders who travelled all over Europe, but peddler dolls were a "peculiarly English phenomenon." Most of the dolls were made in Germany and dressed in England with heads of wood, composition, apples and wax. The bodies were made of wood, composition, or stuffed cloth. There was an unusual Pedlar Doll on the V&A (Victoria and Albert) Museum which was circa 1840, and made in Great Britain. The head was a carved, pickled and dried apples and she has glass eyes. According to her description the doll represented an old woman holding a basket of goods to sell. Also, according to the V&A Museum the head of the doll was made from an apple which had been carved and then preserved. Also, there are several different methods for doing this which all use peeled apples. One is by carving, soaking in brine and then completely drying out. Another is to air dry the peeled apple and then carve it. Some 'wet' methods use vinegar or lemon juice mixed with salt. By the time the apple has finished the preservation process successfully and is ready for the finishing touches of paint, hair etc it has a firm wrinkled brown appearance which lends itself to the portrayal of characters and grotesques. 19th century examples are usually very hard, and have an almost wood-like texture. Apple-headed dolls are still made, predominantly in Canada and the USA. There was a second Pedlar Doll from the V&A (Victoria and Albert) Museum website here which was circa 1830, German/English. I tend to find the two apple faced peddler dolls for the V&A a little scary looking. How about you? There is a picture of an adorable "Early Grodnertal Tuck Comb Wooden Peddler Doll" on the Skinner Inc. Auctions website here. She's selling everything including the kitchen sink! Look at all her miniature purses. You have to wonder how heavy that basket had to be to carry around her neck. Talk about back pain.... I just love the Pedlar Doll on the V&A (Victoria and Albert) Museum website here. She is circa 1835-1840, German/English. Look at all her miniature pictures and decorations. I also love the Pedlar Doll on the V&A (Victoria and Albert) Museum website here. She is circa 1830-1869, German/English. Look at all her miniature dolls. Image Courtesy of Theriaults.com The "Early Grodnertal Wooden Peddler Doll With Basket Of Novelties" doll shown above is from Theriaults.com website. She seems really serious about selling all her wares. Doesn't she? According to her description: 12" Condition: original finish albeit extensive craquelure and tuck comb missing. Comments: Grodnertal, circa 1830. Value Points: beautifully-shaped head and shapely torso, the doll has original peddler's costume including gown, apron, bonnet, and is holding a woven tray of tiny miniature novelties. The doll is presented in a wooden framed early cabinet. Realized Price: $2,000. Image Courtesy of Theriaults.c om I had to include the "Grodnertal Wooden Peddler Doll With Original Costume" from the Theriaults.com website because she was so sweet looking and I loved her bonnet. She is nowhere near as expensive as the other peddler dolls because she has hardly anything in her basket. Perhaps she was lucky and sold out of her knitting wares? According to her description: 16" Condition: fine original finish, lacking tuck comb. Comments: Grodnertal, circa 1870. Value Points: wearing her original costume with beautiful bonnet, the peddler women is preserved under glass dome with some wares. Realized Price: $700. Image Courtesy of Theriaults.com I found the "Grodnertal Wooden Dolls As Peddler" shown in the picture above on the Theriaults.com website and had to include her because I loved the little oriental rug with little tiny pair of slippers and her table of wares. According to her description: 8" Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Grodnertal, circa 1850, the doll is presented on base under glass dome, posed behind a table that is well-laden with miniature lady's ephemera, including little kid gloves, purses, jewelry, playing cards, and more. Value Points: wonderful assortment of tiny items on the table while the doll wears her original gown and unusual net hair decoration. Realized Price: $2,000. Image Courtesy of Theriaults.com When I look at the "Early Grodnertal Wooden Doll As Peddler Doll With Original Wares" dolls from the Theriaults.com website I can't help but imagine what she's thinking. She just seems to be so pensive - almost wishing she was anywhere else but out selling her wares. You can certainly relate to that - at least I can. According to her description: 13" Condition: generally excellent, original finish with light craquelure. Comments: Germany, circa 1840. Value Points: the peddler wears her original cotton gown, undergarments, apron, cap with ruffled liner, and red woolen cape, and carries a basket of fancy goods and household wares including a tiny Grodnertal wooden doll. Realized Price: $2,600. I'd like to think that the dolls and all their little wares were handmade. However, according to a Study of a Parian Peddler and Her Wares article on the NADDA (National Antique Doll Dealers Association) website by Debra Gulea: It used to be thought that these whimsical dolls were all handmade, lovingly assembled during idle evening hours by crafty Victorian homemakers. It has since been learned that many of the peddlers on the market were actually factory made during the Victorian era, particularly those standing & affixed to wooden bases and carrying little woven baskets of goodies. Indeed, these are often stamped with the company name on the base, which attests to their commercial heritage. Well, manufactured or not I still think they are beautiful dolls and hope you would agree. Après l’averse; - place du Théâtre-Français... Louis Marie de Schryver If you would like to read a wonderful post entitled "Street Vendors of the 19th century...Peddlers or Pedlars?" from the Dolls from the Attic...Mis Muñecas blog filled with an amazing amount of information and pictures of street vendors and peddlers please CLICK HERE.
Very pretty 4,4 inch Grodnertal doll, in very good condition, with a pretty outfit.
This is a beautiful tuck comb grodnertal doll in a petite size. She has an elongated neck and wisps of hair around her face. Her face is painted perfectly and in wonderful condition. She is 3 1/2" tall and wears her original dress and undergarments which we did not remove. Her stature is in a slightly seated position and there is a gold barrette in her tuck comb. She dates to the mid 19th century and has been very well cared for, ready to please for another century. We appreciate your visit to our shop today and hope you enjoyed your visit. If you are looking for something in particular, we may have it - so please contact us with requests. And if you would like to visit our shop in Historic Ellicott City, Maryland, loaded with three floors of doll house miniatures, dolls and antique playthings, please let us know when we can welcome you.
Felice Boucher's photograph above reminds me of other worlds. It has such a painterly quality to it. The similarity between the fig...
PURCHASE OF THIS PATTERN GIVES YOU PERMISSION TO SELL YOUR FINISHED DOLLS! - (Please credit Verity Hope). This listing is for a BEAD JOINTED CLOTH DOLL in the style of a Wooden Dutch doll or Grodnertal doll. It is an instant PDF digital download sewing pattern. This instant downloadable PDF pattern provides step by step photographic instructions to construct a beautiful bead jointed doll. NOTE: A clothing pattern is also available in my other listings AND both patterns are also sold as a money saving bundle listing). This listing is for doll pattern only. This 40cm bead jointed cloth doll is actually surprisingly easy to make. The beautifully proportioned body lends itself to a wealth of doll styles. Why not use a patterned fabric for the lower legs or paint the limbs to create an antique style wooden doll. Use this bead jointed doll as a blank canvas to create your own unique doll. Example images show the doll painted up to replicate an antique style doll, though pattern itself does not go into detail about painting the doll...it assumes some knowledge of using acrylic paints. Most fabrics such as calico, patchwork, felt or linen will work, however stretch fabric is not recommended. Only limited by one's imagination, I hope you will have as much fulfillment creating endless doll characters with this versatile pattern as I have done. Please see my Etsy shop for more doll patterns and a clothing pattern to fit this doll.
Actually, More like De~Evolution..... Normally we think of a craft as getting better over time....carvers get better and more skilled as they work. True, for an individual, but absolutely not as a 'trend' or idea. I have found that in dealing with early toys and dolls, and by early I am speaking of 18th c and first quarter 19th c....the earlier the toy, the more detailed and 'perfect' it is. Things pre Industrial Revolution era were made by hand, each one at a time, and as the years ticked by, and things became more automated...as life became more 'busy', we see the details all but disappear. Such is the case with hand carved wooden dolls~ I have several early ones here at the Museum, so thought I would pick some out to illustrate, and the hands are perfect examples! Above is an expertly carved hand from a c1720-40 Queen Anne Pandora~ you will find all the same carved details in her hands, as you would see on a real person. Wrists are defined, fingernails deeply carved. The palms and under the fingers carved in high relief~ right down to the life line creases center palm Her arms not only jointed at shoulder and elbow, but as well, a swivel joint at the upper forearm to allow her hands to be rotated into different positions This next precious is a c 1815-20 Grodnertal wooden, quite a bit smaller yes, but the hands still are quite detailed. The fingers have been carved in a curved, expressionate position, with separate thumb If you look closely, she also has carved fingernails with fingers also being carved on the underside. Her arms are jointed at both shoulder and elbow, but no swivel joint for lower arms. She is fully gessoed tho~ the entire arm all the way up to the shoulder, allowing her to wear short sleeve gowns. If you look at her elbow joint, it too is gessoed. A bit later in the 19th c, around 1830, this next doll was made. The hands are starting to morf into basic triangular shaped paddles, tho she has separate thumbs still. Carving of her fingers is very basic that consists only of two single very shallow cuts on the upper hand only Inside the hands are now very flat and plain, and gesso now only reaches the elbow Next dollye, c1840 Tuck Comb, has but a nub for a thumb poor girl! (How is she supposed to grab anything with that??) This little gem, late 1840-1850 is what was referred to at the time as a 'Penny Wooden' doll, as they were small, sold a plenty by peddlers on the streets for just a penny (still a good amount in that time tho). Gone are the ball joints, now replaced with simpler mortise & tenon joints that were not that strong~ the entire lower arm held onto the doll by a single tiny wooden peg (hense the also popular name of 'Peg Wooden')....which is why these dolls are missing their lower arms and legs alot of the time. Her poor hands look more like some sort of weapon to me....she could more easily spear a piece of paper than pick it up to look at it. Even still, there is a charm like no other when it comes to these early playthings, no doubt best friends of our Grandmother's Grandmother's Grandmother, and now, me too.
A charming antique wooden grodnertal peg doll, carved in a fabulous naïve or primitive folk art style. The detail and painting was reserved for the parts visible when clothed, the body and joints were made in a much cruder but still effective style. Condition and size: This doll is in good condition for her 100 or so years of age. She has joints at her shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, with care all working although quite stiff - especially the hips. The doll does not stand unsupported. She has some chunks missing from her front hip and upper back where it looks like weaknesses in the wood, maybe knots, have come away. She possibly has some damage to her nose, but I think it is just a chip to the paint. Otherwise she is good, just some minor bumps, irregularities from making and paint loss. The doll measures approximately 12" tall, 30 cm. She has the classic features of these dolls: blue eyes, rosy cheeks, red lips and a small chip of wood for a nose. The lower parts of her arms and legs have been painted and the hands and feet simply carved. Dolls of this type were made from around 1790, the earlier ones normally in a more refined style, carefully carved and with more elaborate hairstyles for example. In the early 19th century they were apparently a favourite toy of the future Queen Victoria, who like everyone else acquired the dolls without clothes and made her own. The dolls were made as a cottage industry in the Alpine areas of Central Europe, in particular Groedner Tal in what is now in Northern Italy - hence one of the names they go by is Grodnertal dolls. The dolls are also known as Dutch Dolls (thought to be from the miss-pronunciation of Deutsch for German), peg woodens or penny dolls. As is typical of these dolls there is no maker or other mark to indicate her age or precise origin. I would say that she is typical of the peg dolls made in the late 19th and early 20th century, maybe around 1900. The doll is an attractive example for collectors and a wonderfully characterful and interesting decoration for an antique or vintage rustic decor, lovely as part of a collection of primitive folk art or toys. NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN These antique wooden dolls are not suitable for use as toys for children but are for adults as collectors or for display. They were clearly made long before modern safety standards, in addition the paint may contain lead. The final photo includes another peg wooden doll, at the time of writing these are available separately, this is the slightly larger one. EDIT to say, the other doll has sold. For more vintage and antique dolls and related items: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/APureVintage?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&search_query=doll+-animal To return to the shop front page and main menu for various categories of antique and vintage miniatures, curios and jewellery: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/APureVintage SHIPPING TO GERMANY Unfortunately I am unable to ship to Germany as I am not registered with LUCID and don't comply with German packaging registration and reporting requirements.
