ROYAL DOLLS EXHIBITED.
I At Arnstadt, in Thuringia, an exhibi- , tion unique in its way is attracting hundreds of admiring spectators. It is the collection of dolls which was onco the hobby of a princess. Early in the eighteenth century, Princess Augusta Dorothea. of Schwarzburg-Arnstaclt, spent .30 years making the collection complete. It comprises 450 dolls and 80 dolls' houses, and is arranged so as to give an accurate picture of the court and citizen life of the period. Groups of dolls also represent scenes from the working and commercial classes, with every detail of the costumes worn in those days.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 17, 20 January 1934, Page 2 (Supplement)
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101ROYAL DOLLS EXHIBITED. Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 17, 20 January 1934, Page 2 (Supplement)
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