Name: Tamina
Made by and When: Elisabeth Lindner, 2005
Material: Vinyl head, torso, upper and lower arms, and lower legs; cloth lower body, mid-arms, and upper legs
Marks: (Head) 119 / E Lindner (Lindner is inside an incised heart); (lower back, inscribed signature) E. Linder
Height: 27 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Brown curly wig styled in a high ponytail and adorned with a multicolored striped fabric ribbon, brown stationary eyes, closed mouth
Clothes: Pink dress with floral print sleeves and hemline, white slip, white pantaloons, beige leather sandals with leather rose accents
Other: Tamina was produced in a limited edition of 180 dolls by German-born doll artist, Elisabeth Lindner. The legs are bent slightly at the knees for sitting. With the aid of a doll stand Tamina can stand comfortably.
Lindner offered earlier dolls through Franklin Mint, Lison, and Gotz before starting her own doll shop in 2003, “Dolls with Herz” where she created limited-edition dolls and exercised more of her creativity (Biography and History Elisabeth Lindner). See a Lison-produced doll by Lindner here.
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Reference:
“Biography and History Elisabeth Lindner.” Hesemans, http://www.hesemans.nl/en/biography-and-history/biography-and-history-elisabeth-lindner/. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.
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