Recently I posted a picture of a bunch of Madame Alexander dolls displayed on a lawn and I mentioned that I had about 12 of them but I actually have 14.
Madame Alexander dolls were International Dolls and also dolls from stories like Little Women and such. I only have International Dolls.
My grandmother gave them to me for my birthday and Christmas every year for 7 years. She stopped when I turned 18 and they got too expensive for her to buy anymore.
The first one she gave me when I was 10 years old was this one:
Betsy Ross or the American doll. Isn't she cute? I love that they all have the sweetest faces.
The second one she gave me was, of course, the Italian doll.
Besides those, a couple were my favorite like the India doll.
She has a gold necklace, earrings and a snake bracelet!
I also loved the Spanish doll.
She had a red and green beaded necklace which you can't really see in the photo and I loved the way her dress was longer in the back.
Here's the rest in no particular order. Actually I don't remember what order she gave them to me. I know the ones that I got when I was a little older still have their tags on them. The earlier ones I got when I was younger I played with sometimes!
This is Ireland and Poland
The Ireland doll has red hair and beautiful green eyes!
This is Czech and Indonesia.
And although it's not obvious, the Dutch doll does not have any legs! I have no idea what happened. I guess I played a lot with her! It's too bad because if I recall she had a little pair of wooden shoes!
Argentina and Korea
I loved Argentinas beautiful long braids.
That's all of them. I have a few more dolls that I found in the same storage tote as these that I will show you on my next post.
I don't know what will become of them after I'm gone. I'm not sure Shauna wants them and there is no granddaughter to leave them to.
If she doesn't want them, I may find somewhere to donate them where some little girl would appreciate them. They are not worth anything moneywise.
Thats it for now. See you the next time and thanks for stopping by!
What a lovely collection!
ReplyDeleteThey are wonderful!!! My favorites are India and Spain. It is so cool that you still have them all! I wish I had some of the things from my childhood. One would think they are worth a lot of money, they are such lovely keepsakes.
ReplyDeleteThey are all lovely. My favorite is the Spanish girl in red and black!! Love those colors.
ReplyDeleteThey are so pretty! I’m surprised they are not worth anything but I guess no one wants collectors items anymore.
ReplyDeleteI’ve not ever heard of them. They are adorable. How many inches are they? I can see why you liked them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice collection. You would never know by these pictures that any of them were played with. I used to get my daughter a porcelain doll every year for Christmas. She always played with them and they were a mess.
ReplyDeleteThey are all so cute!! I have a tote with a few dolls and doll clothes that my grandmother and great grandmother made. I just can't part with them yet. Like you, no girls, so not sure where they will end up.
ReplyDeleteYou may be able to donate them to a local library, I know I've seen dolls representing other countries displayed at our library.
ReplyDeleteI think Spain is my favorite I love her costume.
Aww! I love all the dolls! How sweet of your grandmother!
ReplyDeleteSave them for your Great granDAUGHTER! You never know!!
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Donna
I can't believe you played with one enough for her to lose her legs. 🤣
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely and I don't know where you find the space to keep them. I had one, passed down from my MIL of all people and my girls never liked porcelain dolls, so I just donated her to a thrift store a few months ago. Hopefully someone who appreciates them wills stumble upon her.
Oh Jeanette these are SO cute! The detail of their outfits and hair, and yes their sweet faces! What treasures. I don't want to think about what will happen to them so I will just think about your grandmother choosing them for you , and all the wonderful hours you had playing with them! xoxo
ReplyDeleteOh!! I have one of these. It's probably the only thing one of my aunts ever gave me. She's in a yellow dress. I have her on display in my china cabinet. Yours look to be in perfect condition!
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