Handmade Papier Mache Russian Folk Doll in Lithuanian Costume rider with copper shield and woolen

with copper shield and woolen tunic

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

which I believe dates to the mid to late 19th century

feet and tail)

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

Handmade Papier Mache Russian Folk Doll in Lithuanian Costume rider with copper shield and woolenI'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,