Product Description
Classic Mashenka (Машенька) Semenov Matryoshka Doll. Mashenka is the diminutive form of Mary and the classic Semenov maiden is known sometimes by this name. Ours has the rectangular orange paper "Made in the USSR" label and was made in the late 1980s. So, what makes this doll a classics? For starters, the faces and fingers on every doll are carefully painted. Attention is given to the colors and the flowers, which are also meticulously painted. Each doll is a smaller version of the previous one and several sport the so-called "fingerprint" swirls. These dolls are not at all what is currently produced in Russia or elsewhere. Vintage dolls reflect a bygone era when artists painted for the sake of the art and for each other. They're just not making them like this one anymore.
6 nest, 5¼" down to 1⅛". Excellent condition. 1 only, as shown.