The woman’s vision was as vivid as the day she walked into the museum in San Francisco and happened upon the room: “In the museum one of the rooms had a display of an antique…
Doll memories that last forever
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Tag: dolls
The stuff of our lives and what they reveal about us
Posted in collectibles, dishware, Dolls, furniture, Home, and Personal items
This woman surely loved dolls and stuffed animals. They were all over and under the tables, and stacked in plastic bags under trees at the side of her house. They gave the first inkling of…
My own menagerie of faceless dolls
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As I approached the box of ceramic cinnamon-colored dolls, a wave of déjà vu swept over me. It couldn’t be, I thought to myself. But there they were, nearly a dozen of the faceless Dominican…
The first thing I noticed about the smooth ceramic dolls on the glass shelf at the auction house were their brown gingerbread color and their blank faces. And that they were beautifully spotless. The eight…
Black Americana folk-art dolls
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The dolls seemed to be crudely made by hand and had a folk art feel to them. One looked like a man wearing a red-checkered dress with a lace collar and a bow on his…
Body parts fit for a doll
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It was like stepping into a used automotive parts room, but without the greasy mess. These parts were either rubber or plastic, and the room was open and clean. They were arms, legs, torsos and heads…
Acting like a dummy
Posted in Dolls, and Performers
He just sat there like a dummy, looking aimlessly off into space, his mouth half-open. He wore a putrid green cotton suit that hung off his skinny frame and a red polka-dot tie that was…
Why no one wants my dark-skinned doll
Posted in Black history, Dolls, and history
She has sat through several flea markets, this dark-complexioned wooden doll I got at auction a few years ago. She has watched as her companions – two light-colored fabric dolls in dresses with Asian script –…
Playing around with doll furniture
Posted in collectibles, Dolls, and Toys
The woman peered into the little white paper bag, not sure of what she’d find inside. “Is this doll furniture?” she asked. Yes, it is. She then picked up the bag and began taking out…