Original print that has been carefully removed a from a 1913 issue of The Ladies Home Journal. This is a page with photographs of wonderful old Russian Dolls. According to the text :
Most dolls are clothed with the idea of making them pretty, but the dolls on this page were dressed to typify certain kinds of people and are accurate representations. The most interesting things about them is the fact that they were dressed by children in an orphan asylum in far-away Russia, and the money the children earned is their own. They are reproduced courtesy of the Russian Peasant Handicraft Center.
The text goes on to give a brief description of each character (e.g., "The Coachman, to make himself quite pompous in the doll world, has stuffed his coat in front with cotton" . . . "The Broom-Seller being a poor little lady, is dressed in gingham."
As a special bonus, the reverse side contains wonderful Mother Goose Christmas Cutouts for kids (not shown).
Title: Christmas Dolls from Russia by Una Nixson Hopkins, with pictures by Frederick W. Martin
Publication Year: 1913
Approximate Page Size (in inches): 10 x 15½
Condition: Good to VG
