Tver (Kalinin) Matryoshka Dolls

Grandfather Frost Family [Kalinin]

Grandfather Frost Family. A mid-1990s set that was marketed as Kalinin's "author's matryoshka". The story is a bit convoluted, but here goes. Artist, or author, nesting dolls were in the ascension beginning the in late 1980s as traditional dolls, such as...

Kalinin Maidens [USSR 5pc]

Kalinin (Tver) Maidens (Калининские Девочки). This set from Kalinin (Tver) isn't all that common. The decoration is outlined by poker-work and is different from Viatka (aka Kirov or Nolinsk), Semenov or Polkh-Maidan dolls. The doll features are very...

"Sweetheart from Tver" [Vintage]

Milashechka from Tver (Милашечка из Твери). This cute Kalinin (see below) matryoshka's name translated into English means "sweetheart". She is made from a somewhat thicker wood with many decorative elements which are painted with woodburnt (pyrographic)...

"Sweetheart from Tver" [Vintage]

Milashechka from Tver (Милашечка из Твери). This cute Kalinin (see below) matryoshka's name translated into English means "sweetheart". She is made from a somewhat thicker wood with many decorative elements which are painted with...

Sweetheart from Tver [Vintage, Enhanced]

Milashechka from Tver (Милашечка из Твери). This cute Kalinin (see below) matryoshka's name means "sweetheart". She is made from thicker wood with many decorative elements which are both painted and burnt in with a poker. What's unusual about her is that...

Sweetheart from Tver [Vintage, Enhanced]

Milashechka from Tver (Милашечка из Твери). This cute Kalinin (see below) matryoshka's name means "sweetheart". She is made from thicker wood with many decorative elements which are both painted and burnt in with a poker. What's unusual about her is that...

Tver Chime Doll

Tver Maiden (Тверская Дева) Chime Doll. A mellifluous chime sound is emitted from this unusual Tver doll. This cute doll from Kalinin (today Tver) which was stylistically different from the other doll production centers such as Semenov, Viatka (Nolinsk),...