Antique Twin Dutch Dolls

 

Antique/Vintage 1940-1950's Twin Cloth Dutch Dolls w/Original Clothing:

Available are two very precious, antique/vintage, twin, cloth Dutch dolls.  The dolls were purchased in the 1950’s, and throughout the past 68+ years have remained in good condition!

 

 

According to a doll appraiser, these twins were made in the early 1940’s by the WPA (Works Project Administration) which was in effect from 1935-1942.  He described them as “American War Folk Art”, and seven years ago, verbally appraised them for $250.00-$300.00.  For more information about the WPA projects, please look on the internet for "Works Progress Administration".

 

 

In addition to the doll appraiser, I've communicated with two doll collectors/connoisseurs, who suggested that these dolls were not made by the WPA, but just handmade. 

 

The dolls are approximately 14.5” tall and are wearing their original clothing:  acetate color-coordinated panties; off-white stand-up collar blouses with full sleeves and elastic cuffs; color-coordinated pinafores; dotted Swiss aprons and bonnets; gold felt wooden-look shoes; and nylon socks.  The dolls’ bodies are cloth; their hair is yarn; and their faces are hand-embroidered.

 

Parts of their bodies and hair are not perfectly clean; the gold felt shoes have faded onto parts of their socks; one shoe has a small hole in the heel area; several of the joint connections have been crudely restitch; and on some parts of their legs are smudge marks.  There are three small pinholes in the yellow pinafore and one small pinhole in the green pinafore.  A 1” wide section of one blouse collar needs re-stitching, and the blouse of the ‘yellow’ doll was made too small (it doesn’t stretch all the way across her back).

 

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