Hungarian couple dolls 1940

Antiques : Dolls : Cloth : Hungarian

 

This lovely Hungarian cloth doll couple are dressed in their elaborate festival attire. The girl has lace trimmed bloomers, plaid overskirt, gingham pattern underskirt and apron with embroidered trim. Her blouse also has embroidered trim in a different pattern. Her mohair wig is braided and decorated with ribbons. Her bloomers are stamped “made in Hungary”. The boy has the traditional long culotte type pants with embroidered and fringe trimmed apron, vest with brass buttons, long embroidery trimmed sleeves on his shirt and a tie. A felt hat tops off his costume with feathers and a trim band. The girl has a terra cotta face and the boy a celluloid one and both have cloth bodies. Both are 7.5” tall. Although their heads are of different media, they were brought back from Hungary at the same time in the early 1940s by the diplomatic personnel uncle for a young doll collector. $65

Item ID: JF-08-A23