The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls
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PEDLAR DOLLS A SAMPLER FROM “FAMILY & FRIENDS DOLLS’ HOUSES OF 17TH, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY”
CARNIVAL FOLLY OUTFIT FRENCH FASHION PATTERN FOR A HURET
by Liza Antrim
by Nicki Burley
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15” Huret Doll on reproduction Dollspart body Folly outfit made from pattern by Nicki Burley Photo by Nicki Burley
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34 THE FURNISHINGS OF A DOLL’S LIFE By Margaret Gray Kincaid
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THE ELUSIVE LONDON RAG BABY
TRAVELING CINDY HORSMAN
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Fancy and Folly in France’s
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The Lenten season festival of Mi-Careme was a costume and masked ball event with special parades. This 1903 cover of Le Petit Journal shows the newly crowned “Reine des Reines” with her bumblebee courtiers in Paris. (Wikipedia image)
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hile neither people nor dolls need much excuse to dress up for a party, Carnival gives us a whole season of them! In the United States, we often recognize just Mardi Gras as the beginning of Lent. But the myriad Carnival feast days which link Christmas and Easter were widely celebrated in Europe for hundreds of years. Some traditions even have roots in the lateThe Paris Opera House hosted a famous and often outrageous Carnival December Roman feast of Saturnalia, a rite to masquerade each year. Here is the hasten the end of winter. Bringing light to the riotous ball in 1856, at its old location dark, offering a sacrifice, and the promise of on the Rue le Peletier. (Getty Images) renewal are universal themes through history. The very early church recognized these ideas and translated them into Christian theology, turning local customs into official church holidays. Christmas marks the beginning of the season, but Carnival proper doesn’t start until “the twelfth day of Christmas,” on January 6. It’s also known in France as Three Kings Day, when the Wise Men gave frankincense, gold, and myrrh to the infant Jesus. Before the celebration, a tiny porcelain figurine is hidden in a filled cake called galette, gateau, or couronne des Rois (King’s Crown). At the party, the youngest child hides beneath the table and calls out who gets each slice of the cake; the guest who finds the figurine gets to wear a paper crown for the day. The next holiday also features a classic French dessert: the crepe. The feast of La Chandeleur or Fetes de la Lumiere, held 40 days after Christmas to honor Mary’s temple visit with the infant Jesus, again ties the Roman world to the church. In the church, crepes and candlelight processions celebrated Christ as the Light of the World. But the crepe tradition came first from the Romans, who believed crepes promised a good wheat harvest and fortune in the new year when specially A close-fitting “natural form” Folly costume from the 1880s. The prepared. In old France, this meant cooking the description suggests it be made in first crepe with your right hand while holding shades of light and dark violet. The a coin in your left. It was then rolled around the marotte is referred to as a “bauble.” (Pinterest image) coin and stored for a year, when the coin was
By the 1860s, the simple black domino cape of the early Venetian carnivals had evolved into a bit of frivolity like this rose-covered example. Some publications even suggested it be made of netting, which would hardly obscure the wearer’s identity! (Pinterest)
A jester painted by Phillippe Mercier in the 18th century shows a young English boy dressed in Folly costume. Most intriguingly, his cap is made from a Queen Anne type doll.
removed and given to a poor person. To calculate Mardi Gras, we work 47 days backwards from Easter, making it a moveable feast. Literally meaning Fat Tuesday, it became a way to enjoy the “fat” things in life before giving them up for Lent, starting the next day. Lent helped believers remember Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, but Mardi Gras shared some ties with Lupercalia, a Roman spring holiday noted for its excess. As spring approached, ancient people who held rites for the earth’s fertility also needed to use up the remaining winter supplies before they spoiled, so feasting was added to the merrymaking. And all people, across all ages, love a good feast! In France, Mardi Gras is also marked with parties, parades, floats, and masquerades. The Paris Carnival was especially well-known and centuries old. It lasted several months, beginning on January 1 with the Feast of Fools, which seems to have been a mix-up of ancient, folk, and clerical traditions. It was especially cherished in the Middle Ages, as it was the one day of the year when the wise were made fools and the servants made lords. Even church altar boys might serve as bishops for a day! Costume and masquerade balls throughout the season became a popular way to play with roles and expectations as history marched on, with the most famous taking place at the Paris Opera House. Though Mardi Gras officially ended the Carnival season, six weeks of suffering must have felt far too long for the French. Right in the middle of Lent, they created Mi-Careme to release the pressure! Also closely related to the Folly theme is Pierrot or Pierette, a clown character from the Italian commedia dell’arte tradition. (When Dreams Come True on Ruby Lane, via Pinterest)
This young lady had a carte de visite taken of her intricate Folly costume, with an abundance of points and bells, in the 1850s. (Pinterest)
One of the earliest dressup costumes for Bleuette was this Jester pattern, published in La Semaine de Suzette in 1907, which included the tiny shoes. (Kathy O’Malley at Bluebird Textiles, via Pinterest)
Medieval in origin, it was a parade and costume event by the 19th century. Masks were essential to the trickery and fun. Even dolls got in the spirit: La Semaine de Suzette ran ads for charming Bleuette deguisements, so she could attend the parties too. In this spirit, we present a “Folly” costume for your Huret doll this month! Costume balls for every occasion were extremely popular by mid-century, and entire books were written offering ideas for costumes ranging from historical figures and the natural world to modern marvels like Photography. Masquerade balls began in Venice as a Carnival entertainment, with revelers wearing a simple black “domino” cape and mask
This Mademoiselle Polichinelle bebe in soft pastels showcases the great similarities between jester and Polichinelle costumes. Distinctions can include the type of hat and the cut of the bodice, which may have a deep “paunch” to signify the commedia dell’arte character. (Carmel Doll Shop, via Pinterest)
An elaborately beaded and sequined Jester bebe in brilliant red and yellow. Note the parti-colored socks! (Carmel Doll Shop, via Pinterest)
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