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This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2022 Dec 17 @ 19:12UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Russian dolls are typically crafted from linden or birch and the process starts with the smallest seed doll, which is lathed from a solid piece of wood. The ensuing dolls should ideally be made from one single piece of wood to ensure they all fit together correctly: the expansion, contraction and moisture content of each piece of wood is unique. Once carved, the dolls are oiled to retain moisture. They are then surfaced with a glue primer before their ornamental decorations are painted on by hand.
The Matryoshka Dolls Historic Origins Like many Russian legends, there are numerous theories on the Matryoshka dolls history. It's generally agreed that they were created in the 1890s by toy workshop Childrens Education in Abramtsevo, founded by patron of the arts Savva Mamontov. Some claim the doll was inspired by a nesting toy featuring the Seven Gods of Fortune that Mamontov's wife brought back from a trip to Japan, while others say it was simply the ingenious result of the workshops ongoing innovation. Whatever the precise source of her origins, the very first nesting doll, the Rooster Girl, has fast risen to fame as a classic folkloric item. The original was carved by Vasily Zvyozdochkin from a design by the legendary folk crafts painter Sergey Malyutin. Bearing a black cockerel and dressed in a kerchief and work apron, the farmyard-themed doll contained smaller versions, each carrying items emblematic of Russian peasant life: a basket, a sickle, a bowl of porridge, a broom, and a younger sibling in tow. Nestled in the centre was a baby swaddled in a patchwork quilt. The toy workshop named her Matryoshka, or “little mother.” The Symbolism Of The Russian Doll Each wooden doll is imbued with the symbolism of fertility. The largest doll is considered the matriarch of the family, while the smallest is called the seed and represents the soul. They're seen as a representation of a chain of mothers carrying on the family legacy through the child in their womb.
Stamped USSR. One doll bottom missing as pictured
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