tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425056644549146833.post4366256368759935597..comments2024-01-30T08:23:58.005-06:00Comments on accidental mysteries: A Dandy Man From FranceJohn Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903846411349204692noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425056644549146833.post-35549864375417413062009-03-20T17:28:00.000-05:002009-03-20T17:28:00.000-05:00Wow, two of you think this could be a female head ...Wow, two of you think this could be a female head and you could be right. It is quite feminine - but I attributed that to the artist's manner of work.<BR/><BR/>As for Victorian funerary dolls,I have never seen one but am going to look for one on-line. Gotta learn more! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments!John Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903846411349204692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425056644549146833.post-53831458606668847422009-03-19T23:44:00.000-05:002009-03-19T23:44:00.000-05:00Have you ever seen a Victorian funerary doll, also...Have you ever seen a Victorian funerary doll, also called mourning doll? I remember seeing one in a doll museum many years ago. It was quite eerie and stunning. Life size of a little girl. I don't think a lot of people are aware these dolls were made. <BR/><BR/>When a child died a family would have a wax life size figure made of the child using their hair and clothing. The figure/doll would then be placed in the nursery to remind other children of the child who had passed. I'm trying to imagine what sort of mental scaring these figures had to have on kids just wanting to play in the nursery.<BR/><BR/>This head reminds me of the little girl.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425056644549146833.post-86214603252349687172009-03-19T22:32:00.000-05:002009-03-19T22:32:00.000-05:00The fineness of the features, delicate brow, full ...The fineness of the features, delicate brow, full lips...I wonder if that was initially a female mannequin head repurposed with manly hairstyle and clothing? Unsolved mysteries!Angela Riechershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202624108097796068noreply@blogger.com