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I wrh nu brclheB orrnreB. ftincs5 wlhelmh. {u8hl lhe I <ompany or her pKi.us dolls rhor,\,ourt J orTte J AkhivA or rhe Rovar Hou*hord of lhe Nethertands when the king died in 1890, Wilhelmina became the youngst person to sit on a thrcne in Europe, while her mother Emma becme her lady Sovemor untilWilhelmina came of a8e in 1898.

Frcm the moment lhat her father died, her education to prepare the child for her difficult task ahead became the most imporiant assignment for the Queen Mothei In the daily s{hedule l6s iime could be spentplaying with dolls. A large display cabinet was designed and mad€ \,here theywould live. Wilh€lmina kept this doll's cabinet a ll her adult life, in fa.t in r€rnain€d in her bedr@m until her deaih- Few p€ople knew of the dolls existcnce and no one was allowed to pl.y with them, thus they remained in mint condition.

Several yea6 ago when the managcEof the RoyalArchiv6 were reorganizinB they dis.overed an old box containing six brown bisque dolls in lndonesian attire, some parc€ls with cloth6 and othe6 with a.c6sori6. The costumes were true to many Eastem kaditions .onsisting of large sheets ofmaterial held together by a b€lt, pin or brooch.

Also in the box was a booklet with photo8raphs of fiften dolls in their different clothes with detailed descriptions ofsame. Fifteen dolls! What happen€d to the oth€. nine dolls? Finally it was sug8ested that it would have been the intention to chanSe the .ostumes of thes€ dolls. Nine leparate costumes were divovered, unfortunately these were not allowed to be unpacked and photographed.

As I have restrung five of the dolls, I can assure you that it was n€rcssary to make drawings and take notes to be certain dlat in redressing, the co6tumes would b€ corr€ctly ass€mbled. Diessing a person and even a doll- tmt everalhours and.onsiderable skill

Further research proved that these dolls were meant to tea.h the youg Princ€ss how the important govemors and members of royal families were dr€ssed so that she would be able to recognize them when she met them on official occasions. At ihat time Indonesia - then named the Dutch Indieswas a colony of the Netherlands and part of the kingdom. It was the intention of the Dutch govemment that the young queen would some dav visii the.olonies.

On the whole very few people at the time were interested in the colonies and their future. Only those who had lived thee undeEtood drat the country had princes of the same high rank as European monarchs with vast rcyal households. Their sons h.d excellent academic haining ir Europe and studied at Dutch

To teach the young princess Wilhelmina something about the complic.ted and diffe.ent social structur€ of her colonies sornsne who knew of the princes's fondns for dolls must have come up with the idea to ask the p€ople in the Eastem

Be.aue most other inhabitants of the East lndies were Muslims who were not allowed to depict human beings, they order€d dolls wiih a brown compledon from Cermany and sent them to the East where appropriate wigs and clothes could b. made for the dolls.

The Simon and Halbig factories began making tind bisque dolls in 1893, s I presume this was th€ year the dolls wer€ produc€d- As Simon and Halbi8 only made heads, lhe dolls w€re asmbled at the Kammer and Reinlurdt factories (the bodi6 bear their markings). On the ba€k of the heads are the impressed markings Simon and Hatbig with the letters K'R and a size number 55 (2r.5 in h6) for the "importani" men, 50 (20 in.hes) for their wiv6 and.r5 (18 inches) fo. the servants and gnl dancer. The bodies are made ofwood and composition with balljoints. On the front of each h.ad under thc h'ig a "W" is impresed indicating sleping brown ey6 with eyelashB. The mouths are open with four upPer teeth and the ears are pierced. Th€ Eastem style wiss were made by Chinese hairdresers out of black human hair in a fashion totally unusual to the European doll industry Most of the real diamond earrinSs have been replaced by glass copies but everythinS else is as authentic as it was 120 years ago.

The garfrents of the Indonesian p@ple, and so for the dolls as well, are based on a loincloth or Kain and a jackcto. Kabaja. There is great vanety in the designs of the kains according to the social status ofits owner and these patterns are faithfully made in proportion for the dolls. The sizs of the Kains may differ according to sodal statur for example, ihose for rcyal PeMnaaes may be very long-

The patterns are done in white blue and brcwn colors in the so'called batik technique. Avery fine cotton cloth is partly.over€d with fluid wax according to the desired d6ign. when the wax is ha.d, the cloth is died blue or brown, then the wax is washed out leaving the parts that we.e covered by wax white. This same pro€ess is executed for the next color, the end result being a beautiful piece of supple material intricately pattemed.

A lady in waiting at the coult of th€ Prin e Royal.

Of the six dolls, the C'own P.ince of qobakarta is the mo6t important pebon of theSroup. being the orJy one wearing a pair of t ouse.s of Britishlndian ongin. The border of the houseE is gold embmidered. On top, the long Kai. is wom and draped aroud the waisr d held in place by a satin band a.ound the mid Khon over whi.h is a support for the kis (a t}?e of dagger). The shit is closed by diamond buttons and he weare a black.loth jacket, clearly with European influence and richly embroidered i! gold and silver thJead. The buitons only fo. decoratron bear the letteE H. B. being ihe name of the Prince HaMgkoe Boewono. A s€cond kris, which like the other one, is a perfe.t miniature exarnple in cut wood and gold, is held in the rear of the abdominal band. A tFical hai called a Koelek nade of black utin with gold facings is wom with this costume. lt reembles a top hat without its brim or a flowerpoi hrrn€d upside down. Arcund his nsk the Prince wears a chain for his wat€h and a pair of toothpickr and on his feet a pair of slipp€rs. The longish hair is tied in a tuft at the ba.k with two.urls above the ears.

When the Prince wears this tull state dress his wife, called the

Raden Ajoe, weare a chst prot{tor and loincloth in ceremonial designs and a black velvetjacket with gold enbroidery closed by a golden brooch, while other jewels, pins and real flowers decorate her hair She wears a fan, a handke.chiefand gold embroidered black slippers. Her lady in waiiing is dressed in a similarbut more sober way, in a satin blouse with the usual Kain/ less costly jewels and a gold embroidered band around the neck.

The s{ond man of the group, the Govemo., wea.s a costume that is a less ornate veGion ihan that of the prince a small€r Kain and his head is covered by a tu$an with batik design. His wife is d.essed in a pale blue silk Kabaja. The smallest, the girl dancer of the royal cou.t, isbeautifulin her fanciful costume consisting of a long Kain wo.n with a g.een velvet top without sleves and a long stole that is an indispensable acces$ry to emphasize her movements. A gold-embroidered sash and showy jewelry complement her extravagant headSear - a pair of large Garcudabirds of gold leather with real featheNl

Sadly, the Pnncess never took the long sea voyage to Indonesia and soon after Dutch rule was rcstored following the second world wa., .evolutionary nationalists waged a bloody war, Frentudlly h rnning rndependpn, e for Indonera.

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120 South Spring Sheet

Louisville, Kentucky 40206

KENNETH S. HAYS & ASSOCIATES, lNC. will be selling at absolute auction collections of dolls from Michigan and Kentucky estates. German bisques - Chinas - Lenci - Scho€nhut - Emma Clear - Annette Himstedts - Barbies - Madame Alexanders - Ehnics - Compositions - Doll turniture - Doll artist dolls

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120 South Spring Street

Louisville, Kentucky 40206

HAYS & ASSOCIATES, lNC. proudly offer at absolute auction the combination of two collections of antique dolls. One of the collections is from the Louisville Estate of Suzanne Zabenko. She inherited her (ollection from her aunl Emma Walker Emma walker was a life long connoisseur of early dolls. In the pursuit of her hobby, she becdme good friends wi$ doll histonan and author Eleanor St. George. Dolls from her collection were pictured in Eleanor St. C€orge's book entitled "The Dolls of Yesterday."

The second collection comes from the French Lick, Indiana Estate of Audrcy Noble. Audrey was a well known doll collector and belonSed to several Indiana doll clubs. She not only was a talented seamstress for her dolls but she also repaired dolls.

Rare wooden glass eyed Queen Anne from late 1600s, purchas€d from the Bowers Museum in Califomia - Early papier-maches including twin lady dolls - Milliners' Models and pre{reinerGorgeous Bru Jne with bisque arms - French rumeau - Early Chinas - Parians - Waxes includint English Montanari baby and Lewis Sorensen figures - Halfdolls - All-bisques - Cerman bisquesEmma Clears - Lenci - Heubach piano babies - Snow Babies - Shirley Temples - Hard Plastics - Doll Artist dolls - Doll dishes and tumitur€ - Doll Clothes - Doll Parts - Doll book

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