Dolly the Duster
Dolly the Duster busies herself diligently dusting the detailed doilies with her down dress.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 5th of April is “display the D”, a theme where it is required to take a photo where something beginning with the letter D should be the main subject of the picture. In this case, I have managed to fill the entire image with items that begin with the letter D. Dolly herself is a German half-doll (the first D) who is still attached to her original down (the second D) duster (the third D). She lies against a backdrop of ornate vintage doilies (the fourth D), which believe it or not, I acquired from a large National Trust vintage and collectables bazaar to raise money for the upkeep of the Trust’s properties just a few hours before I took this photo! Although you cannot see it, the half-doll duster still has her original silver foiled tag at the base of her spine on the back, which identifies that she was made by the porcelain manufacturer Dressel (which is another D although I am not counting it). I think that makes this photo perfect for the theme! I do hope you like my choice for the theme and that it makes you smile!
The "half-doll" is a dainty porcelain or bisque figurine, fashionable in the early Twentieth Century with an upper body, head, arms, but no legs. These dolls were produced in the thousands at the height of their popularity by German factories such as Dressel and Kister, Heubach, Goebel and Kestner. Later they were produced in France, America and later still, in Japan. They commonly served as handles and toppers for fabric covers made for powder boxes on ladies’ dressing tables and small brushes, however they were also made for jewellery boxes, pincushions, tea cosies and other covers. In this case, my German half-doll with her Eighteenth Century style dress and picture hat, would have been made for a lady’s boudoir and as we can see, is a dainty feather duster. The duster part is made of swansdown.
Dolly the Duster
Dolly the Duster busies herself diligently dusting the detailed doilies with her down dress.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 5th of April is “display the D”, a theme where it is required to take a photo where something beginning with the letter D should be the main subject of the picture. In this case, I have managed to fill the entire image with items that begin with the letter D. Dolly herself is a German half-doll (the first D) who is still attached to her original down (the second D) duster (the third D). She lies against a backdrop of ornate vintage doilies (the fourth D), which believe it or not, I acquired from a large National Trust vintage and collectables bazaar to raise money for the upkeep of the Trust’s properties just a few hours before I took this photo! Although you cannot see it, the half-doll duster still has her original silver foiled tag at the base of her spine on the back, which identifies that she was made by the porcelain manufacturer Dressel (which is another D although I am not counting it). I think that makes this photo perfect for the theme! I do hope you like my choice for the theme and that it makes you smile!
The "half-doll" is a dainty porcelain or bisque figurine, fashionable in the early Twentieth Century with an upper body, head, arms, but no legs. These dolls were produced in the thousands at the height of their popularity by German factories such as Dressel and Kister, Heubach, Goebel and Kestner. Later they were produced in France, America and later still, in Japan. They commonly served as handles and toppers for fabric covers made for powder boxes on ladies’ dressing tables and small brushes, however they were also made for jewellery boxes, pincushions, tea cosies and other covers. In this case, my German half-doll with her Eighteenth Century style dress and picture hat, would have been made for a lady’s boudoir and as we can see, is a dainty feather duster. The duster part is made of swansdown.