Handmade Papier Mache Russian Folk Doll in Lithuanian Costume rider there is a 5" drop

there is a 5" drop from the handles to the top of the bag

The painterly white and inky dark blue glazing around the body of the vase has been incised to reveal the black slip underneath

and to my eye a truly stunning one

Or give it a good clean with some butcher block cleaner and use it for serving cheese and crackers

feet and tail)

Handmade Papier Mache Russian Folk Doll in Lithuanian Costume rider there is a 5" dropI'm really taken with this little papier mache doll, so finely constructed and painted, and with a presence that far exceeds her diminutive stature (she feels rather like a tower of calm and composure!) I've learned that she is one of a set of 16 such dolls, handmade in Russia (in Moscow I believe) in the early 1960s, with traditional costumes representing all of the states of the Soviet Union at the time. She, in shades of white, blue and yellow,