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The Amazing Suitcase

Postby cirquemom » Tue May 14, 2013 2:52 pm

My friend's mother died recently- she was in her 90s. She loved dolls and had collected them over the years. My friend found this suitcase in her things and gave it to me. I opened it and found it was FULL of beautiful old doll clothes!

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Amazing clothes- a lot of hand-embroidery, Victorian cutwork, and so forth.


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Mary and Melisande decide to try on clothes.


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The detail on this dress is amazing and beautiful.


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Mary tried on a vintage pink linen dress.


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Melisande and Mary hanging out in the suitcase.


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Re: The Amazing Suitcase

Postby Lamia of the Dark » Tue May 14, 2013 3:12 pm

Oh, what a wonderful gift from your friend...

Can we see more of what was in there?
I have so many dolls that I can't fit all their names in my signature anymore. @__@
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Re: The Amazing Suitcase

Postby cirquemom » Tue May 14, 2013 4:02 pm

I will take pictures of the rest of it soon. It just kept coming out--- dress after dress after dress.
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Re: The Amazing Suitcase

Postby K2! » Tue May 14, 2013 4:51 pm

That's not a suitcase, it's a treasure chest!
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Re: The Amazing Suitcase

Postby Pandor » Tue May 14, 2013 5:03 pm

And those aren't doll clothes, they're gold!
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Re: The Amazing Suitcase

Postby Janeway » Tue May 14, 2013 5:23 pm

That was nice of your friend to give you that and nice pictures
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Re: The Amazing Suitcase

Postby yarwel » Tue May 14, 2013 5:42 pm

That lacy little dress is gorgeous. Old doll clothes are just amazing.
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Re: The Amazing Suitcase

Postby cirquemom » Tue May 14, 2013 5:59 pm

They are so beautiful- so detailed and you can't buy fabric or lace of this quality any more- at least, not at JoAnn fabrics!!!! I'll try to get pictures of the rest of it tomorrow. It was a little overwhelming going through it!
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Re: The Amazing Suitcase

Postby nezumi » Tue May 14, 2013 7:00 pm

Beautiful clothes -- what a great gift for you & your lovely girls!
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Re: The Amazing Suitcase

Postby britbrat18 » Tue May 14, 2013 7:43 pm

I'm sorry to hear about your friend's mother. It was really nice of your friend to give you such a beautiful gift, those clothes are gorgeous. Older doll clothes are always so beautiful, looking forward to more pictures when you are able to.
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