“ROSALIE - THE LANDMARK ROSALIE WHYEL MUSEUM OF DOLL ART, PART ONE” SOFTBOUND BOOK child gift wrap Modern photography is simply incapable

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the extensive collection was sold in a two day auction as was her wish

and balanced by the puffed sleeves and gathered skirt

A beautiful fabric of rich creamy cotton printed with tiny rose petals and leaves creates a dress with fitted yoke above a full gathered skirt

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“ROSALIE - THE LANDMARK ROSALIE WHYEL MUSEUM OF DOLL ART, PART ONE” SOFTBOUND BOOK child gift wrap Modern photography is simply incapableWhen asked for years what her favorite doll was, Rosalie Whyel would often answer, The one I am holding. This remarkable woman, the daughter of Alaska pioneers of Italian roots, would, despite all expectations, become a pinnacle figure of 20th century doll collecting. Not just in building a collection, but building a world class museum that would, for 25 years, make the Pacific NW the center of the world amongst collectors. Doll museums are a labor of