Boudoir Dolls Are Meant For Sitting - No Touching!

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When I saw the Boudoir Doll, shown in the picture above, from The Strong National Museum of Play I was intrigued and reminded of the dolls I always had sitting in the middle of my bed. They were just some of my dolls and nothing as fancy as the Boudoir doll shown here.  Plus, unlike Boudoir Dolls which were intended for grown-up girls, my dolls were those you would expect from a little girl.  And, unlike Boudoir Dolls which are not meant to be played with, mine were played with and as a result didn't last.

According to their description: In the early 20th century, fashionable women decorated their bedrooms, parlors, and living rooms with large, often elaborately dressed dolls. Called boudoir, bed, flapper, smoker, sofa, salon, and parlor dolls, these long-limbed figures often sported lavish outfits with laces, ribbons, and ruffles. Exotic and a bit campy, most boudoir dolls wore heavy make-up and bore a sultry look as if they intended to steal a boyfriend or cause trouble at a party. The Lenci doll company made boudoir dolls depicting foreign costumes, historical fashions, Pierrot, smokers, and vamps.

Credits: Boudoir Doll 1925-1926, Manufacturer Lenci, Material felt, Origin Italy, Object ID 79.9868

My understanding is that Boudoir Dolls were popular from 1915 until 1940 and made by French, U.S., English and Italian doll manufacturers.  The dolls were used primarily as bedroom decorations for teenagers and ladies and were characterized by painted composite heads, long thin bodies, long extremities, and adult features.

Most of the dolls were known as Boudoir Dolls, Art Dolls, Bed Dolls, Smoker Dolls, Salon Dolls, Parlor Dolls, Art Deco Dolls, Sofa Dolls, French Dolls, Lenci, Poupees, Flapper Dolls and Vamps.

They became very popular amongst wealthy women who often brought their dolls along to their seamstress when they were having an outfit made for them so she could create a mini-version for their doll.

As is the case with most of the dolls that intrigue me, I wanted to know more.  So, I did a little research.  Here's what I found:

Rosalind Boudoir Doll from Bonnie’s Cat’s Meow

One of the best websites I found for information on Boudoir Dolls was Jazz Age Club.  They had a wonderful article entitled "The ‘Boudoir’ Doll Craze", which included the picture of the Boudoir Doll shown above.

According to their article: During the Jazz age, Europe and America were immersed in a ‘doll craze’. By the mid 1920s, all smart women had to have a ‘poupee’ doll and they were seen everywhere. They were not played with but were decorative or used as an accessory and took many different forms with a huge range of styles and costumes.....

Also: There were hundreds of different styles and treatments that followed exotic, historical, theatrical, foreign, fantasy or mythological themes. More popular inspiration came from the Eighteenth century of the French court and Marie Antoinette, the Elizabethan or early Georgian period, the romantic styles of the 1840s, Napoleon’s first empire, Pierrot, Harlequin, and Commedia figures from the Italian theatre, contemporary flappers with cigarettes, harem girls and flamenco or apache dancers.

The Wayback Times website had an article entitled "Meet the Boudoir Dolls, Classy Vintage Ladies" written by Barbara Sutton-Smith about the Boudoir Dolls craze before World War 1 here.

According to her article: Down the ages, dolls have normally been associated with children. They were made as playthings, particularly for little girls. This idea extended to "big" girls (grown-up ladies) just before World War I, when Paul Poiret, the Parisian couturier suggested all fashionable women should carry dolls. At the very least, Poiret said, ladies of social standing should have fashionably dressed dolls gracing their boudoirs or as ornaments in their drawing rooms - surprisingly the idea caught on.

Scott Publications produced a wonderful .pdf  The Doll of Choice by Movie Stars and Naughty Girls written by Linda Wulfestieg about the Boudoir Dolls of the stars.  If you would like to read that .pdf please click here.

There was an interesting "The Tale of the BOOudoir Doll" post here from the Royal Alberta Museum blog by Lucie Heins, Assistant Curator about a Boudoir Doll that was thought to be cursed.

Since I now knew what the Boudoir Dolls were, including one that may or may not have been cursed, I decided to see if I could find any antique examples. Here's what I found:

Image Courtesy of Theriaults.com

The beautiful ITALIAN FELT BOUDOIR DOLL KNOWN AS LILLIAN GISH BY LENCI c. 1934, shown in the picture above, was on the Theriaults.com website. How beautiful is she?

According to their description: 25" Felt head and torso with elongated slender throat, oval face turned languidly to the side, painted blue eyes with heavy eyelids, brown eyeliner, painted upper lashes, smoky brown eye shadow, accented nostrils of aquiline nose, closed mouth, blonde mohair wig in long ringlet curls with forehead curl, adult lady torso, jointing at shoulders, long slender arms and legs that are modeled slightly bent at the knees, loose hinge jointing at the hips. The doll is wearing her original four-tiered white organdy gown with rows of lace at each tier, multi-tiered ruffles at the bodice and sleeves, matching petticoat, panties, and chemise, stockings, blue felt heeled shoes, felt garter, fingerless lace gloves, matching bonnet, and ruffled organdy fan, with original Lenci label on the gown. Excellent condition. Italian, Lenci, circa 1934, the model is known as a portrait of actress Lillian Gish, although that reference does not appear in Lenci literature. Included with the doll is a studio photograph of Shirley Temple with her collection of Lenci dolls. It is curious to note that, excepting the Lenci dolls in nationality costume, the great majority of these had blonde ringlets and even a little forelock curl. Realized Price: $5,750.

There seemed to be plenty of antique Boudoir Dolls, especially on eBay.com so I decided to see if these type of dolls were popular amongst doll makers of today and was pleased to discover that reproduction boudoir dolls were.

So, I decided to search through Etsy.com. Here's some of the examples of the beautiful Boudoir Art Dolls for sale on Etsy.com that I found:

Image Courtesy of EleneDollmaker Shop on Etsy.com

The beautiful Boudoir Doll, shown in the picture above, is from the ElenaDollmaker shop on Etsy.com. 

According to her description: Boudoir doll (bed doll) one-of-a-kind. Traditional boudoir doll, the kind that were very popular in the early 20th century, art Deco style . 

Image Courtesy of LyulyukinDolls shop on Etsy.com

The enchanting Morgan Boudoir Doll, shown in the picture above, is from the LyulyukinDolls shop on Etsy.com. 

Image Courtesy of RococoBarocco Shop On Etsy.com

I found the beautifully enchanting Marie Antoinette Boudoir Art Doll, shown in the picture above, in the RococoBarocco Shop on Etsy.com.

Since the Boudoir Dolls seemed to be popular art dolls being made by doll artists of today I figured there had top be plenty of patterns out there showing you how to make a Boudoir Doll of your own. Here's what I found:

There were several websites selling vintage Boudoir Doll patterns.

PaulasDollHouse Shop on Etsy.com had the Cloth Doll Patterns pdf download - VPC No. 3 Boudoir Bed Doll Butterick Pattern Four French Dolls and Their Clothes - French Boudoir Doll, shown in the picture above.

French Boudoir patterns on the Old Doll Patterns website.

Boudoir Doll Patterns on the Gails Vintage Doll Patterns website.

I found several Boudoir Doll Patterns from Fran Banas on the Vintage Gatherings website.

Image Courtesy of Lynne's Dolls

The Lynne's Dolls website had a pattern for making the Elouise Boudoir Doll, shown in the picture above.

Image Courtesy of Patti Culea

The ClothDollPatterns website had a pattern by Patti Culea for making the Jiliana: A 21st Century Boudoir Doll, shown in the picture above.

Two websites offered classes in making a Boudoir Doll.

Image Courtesy of Judi Ward

Judi Ward has a MILLI' CLOTH DOLL CLASS  on the Clothdollmarket website to make the doll shown in the picture above.

Image Courtesy of Shelly Lampshire

Shelly Lampshire has a class on the Doll Street Dreamers website to make the Boudoir Belles doll, shown in the picture above.

One website offered a Boudoir Doll kit.

Image Courtesy of Laurel Leaf

LaurelLeaf.com has a Fancy Doll Boudoir Kit to make the doll shown in the picture above.

For sure the Boudoir Dolls above are nothing like the dolls I had sitting on my bed during my childhood.  Unlike my dolls they are meant for sitting - no touching!

How I Created My Large Silk Floral Arrangement Tutorial & Free E-Book

I just love decorating my home with large silk floral arrangements and have made several large arrangements for the various seasons and holidays to decorate the right hand side of my dining room fireplace which is 41" by 48".    It's a large area to cover so it requires a large floral arrangement to fill it up.

I was unhappy with the floral arrangement I had made several years ago to cover the spring and summer seasons and wanted to change it.  I wanted the colors to be bright and cheery and already had several dark blue, light blue, burgundy, and white silk floral I was going to re-use.

   

I decided that I needed to add pink, royal blue and some other whites to the mix so last weekend I bought several 3' to 4' silk floral stems I thought might be suitable.

   

For my large silk floral I like to add large silk floral grass stems, pussy willow stems, silk eucalyptus leaves stems, and white reed stems as filler.

   

I also like to surround the bottom of the arrangement with small groups of leaves and flowers and had several that I thought would be suitable for this arrangement.

The arrangement I didn't like had a large ceramic pot that had been a Christmas present several years ago as a base but I felt it made the arrangement too heavy to carry so I decided to use a large basket that I had spray painted colonial blue several years ago as the new base.

I filled the center  of the basket with two layers of four green floral foam blocks that I trimmed with a knife to conform to the shape of the basket and be within 1" to 1 1/2" of the basket rim.  You can glue the foam to the bottom of the basket and then glue the foam blocks to each other but I prefer not to as it makes it hard to re-use the basket and the foam if it's all glued together.  Plus, sometimes the glue makes it difficult to insert the silk floral stems.

I never throw anything away and even save the bottoms of any silk floral stems that I may have cut because they were too long.  I use these to hold the green floral foam blocks together.  And, they become very handy when you need to lengthen a silk floral that is too short.  So, I added four cut off stems to hold the four blocks together and then cut the tops to make them level with the foam.

I always add filler, leaves, and small flowers to cover the rim of the basket so I keep the top of the foam 1" to 2" below the top rim of the basket.

I also never throw any of the green floral foam that I've previously  trimmed from various projects away and have a large supply ready to use for filling in the sides of the baskets.  I trim the foam so it completely fills the basket and is secure enough not to move.

Instead of using moss to cover the foam so it isn't visible through the basket I add shredded paper that you'd use to fill an Easter basket.

I filled in around the sides of the basket and then added enough to cover the top of the foam.

I added 9 grass stalks that I spread out of cover the top of the basket.

Next,, I added several clusters of large leaves around the rim of the basket.

In the middle I put white reed stalks that were bendable.

Then I added three large 3' eucalyptus silk floral stems - one in the middle of the basket and one each on the ends of the basket.  These would serve as a gauge for the overall height of the basket..

I added three 3' blue hydrangea silk floral just behind where I had inserted the 3' eucalyptus silk floral stems.

I  then added four 3' pink peony silk floral stems on the left and right sides of the blue hydrangea on the ends of the basket.

Then I added six 3 1/2' white daisies - 3 evenly spaced on each along the length of the basket.

To this I then added two burgundy peony silk floral in between the three blue hydrangea.

Four 3' purple and white daisies were added - two for each side of the basket to the left and right of the pink peonies.

To this group I then added six 3 1/2' dark blue delphinium - 3 on each side evenly spaced among the silk floral that were there.

As I like my silk floral arrangements to be full I then added four royal blue silk floral daisies and four light blue silk floral daisies.  I also decided to add one additional burgundy peony so I had three burgundy peony evenly spaced within the center of the basket.

To fill in the bottom of the basket I added twelve white floral about 18" - 24" in height.

As I'm going along I keep turning the arrangement around and around to make sure my silk floral are evenly spaced and there are no holes that need to be filled.  In turning the arrangement around and around I decided to add  two white peony on the left and right sides of the blue hydrangea in the center of the basket.

I also tend to like billowing arrangements so I  added several 3 1/2' pussy willow stalks and several 3 1/2' white reed stalks until I was happy with the way the arrangement looked.  The final step was to pull some of the silk floral out a little further so the flowers were at various heights as a fresh floral arrangement would be.

I was happy with the way the floral arrangement looked in the fireplace.  It was very colorful and definitely filled up the area.

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial and like how my large floral arrangement came out.

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Linda's Book Reviews - Dollmaking With Papier-Mâché and Paper Clay by Doris Rockwell Gottilly

When I was doing  my research on various doll histories and papier mache dolls in particular I had the opportunity to review a book entitled "Dollmaking With Papier Mache and Paper Clay by Doris Rockwell Gottilly" that I had bought years ago.

Dollmaking With Papier-Mâché and Paper Clay by Doris Rockwell Gottilly has complete instructions and patterns for making more than 20 figures.

According to her bio: Doris Rockwell Gottilly is a multi-media artist who specializes in sculptures depicting a wide range of characters using history and folk tales as inspiration.

This book is a useful for anyone who wants to learn how to create dolls or sculptures using papier-mâché or paper clay, both of which are inexpensive and air dry. It is filled with tutorials, step-by-step instructions, and tips for sculpting in general and for creating 20 figures out of papier-mâché or paper clay.

In her step-by-step method you first learn what papier-mâché and paper clay are, as well as learning how to prepare it, dry it, and sand it.  From there you learn how to make a doll armature, how to add and sand facial features, how to make the arms and legs, and how to add hair.  Then you learn how to construct the cloth body and make your doll's accessories.

Tips are provided for paper claying over an existing object, using a plaster mold and turning the dolls into sculptures.

She provides instructions for making 20 different dolls or characters.  Included in this grouping is a 22" fashion doll, a 12" baby doll, a 12" child, 2two 12" best friend dolls, a 12" young prince doll, a 15" Alice doll, two 17" 19th century dolls  (which I absolutely love), and a 17" English doll.  There is also detailed instructions and pictures for making a 17" China doll, a 17" Queen Elizabeth doll (which I love), three Beauty & The Beast dolls, a 15" old lady doll, a 22" Milliner's Models type doll (which I absolutely love), a 20" vendor doll, a 20" harlequin doll, a 20" court jester, a 24" Pulcinella, a 20" old Chris, a billy goat, and a 26" rabbit.

This book provides useful tips and detailed instructions for sculpting.  The tips for painting the faces and sewing the cloth bodies and clothes is general in nature and would require a more experienced painter or sewer to finish the projects.

There is an inspiration gallery of some of her dolls as well as some supplies source suggestions.

I just love the two 19th century dolls on Page 54, the Queen Elizabeth 1 on Page 62, and the Milliners Models Adelaide on Page 75. I am definitely going to try making all of them when I get a chance.

Papier-Mâché Dolls

Slide 23 -  Image Courtesy National Gallery of Art,Washington.

From what I understand towards the end of the 18th century papier-mâché was the doll industries favorite composition and replaced wood and wax dolls. So, when I saw Slide 23, shown in the picture above, from the Dolls from the Index of American Design  at the National Gallery of Art I was interested in what these dolls looked like.

After I read their description, shown below, I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that this doll's head was used to smuggle morphine and quinine across the border during the Civil War. You just never know what dolls may be up to!

According to their description: Papier-mâché was a widely used substance for making dolls. Papier-mâché itself is a composition made from paper pulp combined with various other substances. Dolls made of this material reached a height of popularity in the mid-nineteenth century. They first appeared much earlier, however. Edouard Fournier History of Children's Toys and Games mentions the use of this product by dollmakers from the time of Francis I of France, about 1540. Centuries later, in 1858, the first known patent for a doll's head in the United States was issued to Ludwig Greiner of Philadelphia for his paper-mâché model. This doll, named "Nina," has a unique history. Behind her innocent-looking face, in the hollow of her paper-mâché head, she smuggled morphine and quinine across the border during the Civil War.

Credits: Renee A. Monfalcone (artist), American, active c. 1935, Anonymous Craftsman (object maker), Confederate Museum (object owner), Doll--"Nina", 1935/1942, watercolor and graphite on paperboard, Index of American Design, 1943.8.15538

According to Denise Van Patten's Paper Mache Dolls article on About.com: Papier Mache was a good material to make doll heads from because it could be molded and painted. Molding allowed more realistic doll features than carving, and the dolls were lighter than carved wood. Papier Mache was the preferred material by German doll makers until the mid 1800s when China Dolls were introduced.

The Wikipedia.com page on Papier-Mâché has a section on how papier-mâché is prepared here.

If you'd like to know more about making various types of papier-mâché there is a Paper Mache Recipes article on the Ultimate Paper Mache website.

Also, according to Denise Van Patten's Paper Mache Dolls article on About.com: Some of the earliest commonly found Papier Mache dolls are called Milliner's Models today. These dolls were made from approximately 1840 through 1860, and are often found in smaller sizes (9 to 15 inches) and with wooden limbs.

If you're interested in the early papier-mâché dolls the book entitled "German Papier-Mache' Dolls 1760-1860"  by Christiane Grafnitz, shown above, that is a comprehensive study of these dolls is here.

I tend to favor antique dolls from the 19th century and wanted to know more about the 19th century papier-mâché dolls.  Here's what I found:

There was an enchanting papier-mache Doll on the Metropolitan Museum of Art website here.

Image Courtesy of Theriaults.com 

The VERY RARE EARLY 1800S GERMAN PAPIER-MACHE LADY WITH REGAL PRESENCE c. 1810, shown in the picture above.  She is from the Theriaults.com website.  I just love her high-waist gown and lace eyelet overlay.

According to their description: 20" Papier-mache shoulder head of lady with oval face and elongated strong throat, modeled bosom, sculpted hair in unusual brown color with braided coronet decorated with a sculpted gold-edged comb (having rare defined comb tines) and artistically-painted curling ringlets at the sides of her face, painted blue up-casting eyes with defined eyelids, upper eyeliner, brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accented lips, muslin stitch-jointed body, kidskin arms..... Comments: Germany, circa 1810. Value Points: exceptional doll whose beauty is enhanced by her rarity factors including brown hair, unique coiffure, ringlet painting, modeled bosom, and wearing exquisite early high-waist gown with demi-train. Realized Price: $4,000.

Image Courtesy of Theriaults.com 

The GERMAN PAPIER-MACHE GLASS-EYED LADY WITH SCULPTED HAIR c. 1850, shown in the picture above, is from the Theriaults.com website.  Her face is absolutely beautiful, as is her amazing outfit.

According to their description: 14"  Solid domed papier-mache shoulder head with oval face and elongated strong throat, definition of bosom, black sculpted hair looped smoothly over her ears and combed back into a braided chignon at the back of her head, large black enamel inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, muslin body......Comments: Germany, circa 1850. Value Points: beautiful face with unusually large eyes, refined modeling of hair in simple yet elegant coiffure, antique traditional costume.

Image Courtesy of Theriaults.com 

The beautiful LARGE GERMAN PAPIER-MACHE LADY WITH RARE FLIRTY GLASS EYES c. 1845, shown in the picture above, is from the Theriaults.com website.  Her antique costume is just beautiful - especially the lace ruffles, and embroidered overskirt.

According to their description: 23"  Paper mache shoulder head of adult lady with elongated slender face, strong throat, modeled bosom and pronounced shoulders, black sculpted hair waved smoothly around the sides of forehead to form into two clusters of arranged finger curls, and then smoothed back into a tightly-braided chignon at the nape, black glass "flirty" eyes, painted all-around lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented lips, muslin body with stitch-jointing, kid hands..... Comments: Germany, circa 1845. Value Points: rare flirty eyes are enhanced by wonderful coiffure, rare modeling details of bosom and shoulders, original body, wonderful antique costume including bonnet. The doll is shown in German Papier-Mache Dolls by Grafnitz, page 105.

Image Courtesy of Theriaults.com 

I just love the EARLY GERMAN PAPIER-MACHE LADY WITH RARE COIFFURE AND MAKER'S SIGNATURE c. 1825, shown in the picture above.  She is from the Theriaults.com website.  I love the delicate beauty of this doll.

According to their description: 19" Solid domed papier-mache shoulder head of adult lady with heart-shaped face, elongated throat, and modeled bosom, black enamel eyes, painted upper lashes ,feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, black painted hair with feathering around the forehead, sculpted brush marks and sculpted braided chignon with painted gold comb, and with brunette human hair curls at the sides centered by a gold metal comb, kid lady body with shapely torso, fine antique dress, undergarments, leather slippers.....  Marks: G.K. XX (impressed inside shoulder plate). Comments: maker unknown, circa 1825. Value Points: rarity factors include most unusual coiffure which combines sculpted and human hair, glass eyes, beautiful presence, early costume; the doll is shown in Grafnitz's German Papier-Mache Dolls,page,74. Realized Price: $4,000.

Reproduction papier-mâché dolls are very popular amongst doll makers today as are papier-mâché characters. As a result if you're interested in making a doll of your own there are books, patterns and tutorials to help you with making a papier-mâché doll. Here's a few I found:

Image Courtesy of Edyth O'Neill

Edyth O'Neill has a "A Body Pattern for Antique  Papier Mache and China Shoulder Head Dolls" on her Dolls For My Red Cape blog here.

Image Courtesy of The Papier-Mâché Resource 

The Papier-Mâché Resource website has a cute tutorial showing you how to make the Papier-Mâché  Dolls, shown in the picture above.

Dollmaking With Papier-Mâché and Paper Clay by Doris Rockwell Gottilly has complete instructions and patterns for making more than 20 figures. According to her bio: Doris Rockwell Gottilly is a multi-media artist who specializes in sculptures depicting a wide range of characters using history and folk tales as inspiration.

This book a useful tool for anyone who wants to learn how to create dolls or sculptures using papier-mâché or paper clay. It is filled with tutorials,  step-by-step instructions, and tips for sculpting in general and for creating 20 figures. I just love Melanie & Scarlett on Page 54, Queen Elizabeth 1 on Page 62, and Adelaide on Page 75. I am definitely going to try making all of them when I get a chance.

If you're looking for beautiful papier-mâché or paper clay art dolls to make or buy you need to check out these amazing artists:

 

Image Courtesy of Gail Wilson

Gail Wilson makes the most beautiful museum quality reproduction dolls, including some made using papier-mâché and sells both the dolls, patterns, and kits for making such on her Gail Wilson Designs website. The beautiful and enchanting The Jane Austen Inspired Doll, shown in the picture above, is available as a kit and finished doll here.  Just click on her Molded Dolls tab and scroll down.  Gail is an amazing doll artist and her Early American creations are just amazing.  I hope you have a chance to check out her Gail Wilson Designs website.  

Christine LeFever is an amazing doll artist who makes beautiful handmade reproduction papier-mâché dolls. If you would like to see pictures of some of her beautiful creations and read about her doll making process please click here.

Image Courtesy of Lora Soling and LoraSolingHandMade 

The beautiful "Mrs. Eliza Grandford, papier mache and cloth folk art doll" is by Lora Soling and is available in her  LoraSolingHandMade Etsy Shop.

Image Courtesy of Tatiana and Kiligarikondi 

The adorable "Margot - Art Doll - Handmade Doll - OOAK Doll - Miniature Doll - Paper Mache Doll - Victorian" is by Tatiana and is available in her Kiligarikondi Etsy Shop.

I'm still trying to decide which papier-mâché doll from the Dollmaking With Papier-Mâché and Paper Clay book by Doris Rockwell Gottilly.   Should it be Melanie & Scarlett on Page 54, Queen Elizabeth 1 on Page 62, or Adelaide on Page 75.

Or, should I buy one of Gail Wilson's kits from her Gail Wilson Designs website?  They're all so lovely. I can't decide. When I do I'll let you know.