16.00 USD
Madeleine Dolley was a French stage actress who was quite popular, appearing in theatrical productions between the 1890s, and the 1910s. She toured with Mme. Sarah Bernhardt in Romain Goolus' Lysiane (which incidentally was the name of Mme. Bernhadt's granddaughter, who was also an actress). Apart from a number of interesting images of her, we find very little history.
In this delightful image, showing off what we guess are her own long, long braids, she wears the classic Russian headdress, the kokoshnik, and a sarafan.
Wikipedia has a detailed article on the kokoshnik:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokoshnik
and if you're at all interested, below is a link to a Russian tutorial that shows you in detail how to make a classic Russian kokoshnik!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPIu-E8m4RQ
And having made your own kokoshnik, below is another link to a video showing you how to dance and sing when wearing your kokoshnik!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPfiy1xPUzs
or not? but fun :)
A very nice unposted card.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.
And please come visit our blog at:
redpoulaine.blogspot.com
where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!