Here you will find Izannah Walker doll pictures, writings about original antique Izannah Walker dolls, and links to museums and shops and other sites which refer to Izannah Walker dolls. This Izannah site is a labor of love for Izannah Walker doll lovers everywhere. Be sure to look in the backposts as there are lots of information and picturs in them. Brew a cup of tea and enjoy!
The following pictures were sent to me by Bradley Justice. He knows the collector who owns this doll, and asked permission to post the pictures here on the IWC. I am so thankful for collectors who share the beauties of the dolls they own.
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Fran Renner
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Thanks again for sharing, I'm always checking your site, and love any information about Izannah Walker dolls. I ordered the Maggie Bessie pattern from Mr Justice with the information your provided and was very pleased, that doll will be my first fall project. Thanks Again. Fran
Do you have information about original Izannah Walker dolls?
Pleaseemail meif you have information, pictures, sources, etc. about original Izannah Walker dolls. The goal of this site is to be a free clearinghouse of information for Izannah doll lovers. Copyright of pictures published on this site which have been taken by collectors or museums of their Izannah Walker dolls are retained by the collector or museum who took the picture.
Who Is Izannah Walker?
Izannah Frankford Walker is a dollmaker who lived in the nineteenth century.
She first patented her dollmaking process in 1873, but she may have been making dolls as early as 1840. Her dolls have the look of primitive folk portraits from the mid 1800s.
Born September 25th of 1817, orphaned at seven years old, Izannah and her sisters were raised by relatives in Somerset, Massachusetts, not far from her birthplace of Bristol, Rhode Island.
There is not much information about Izannah until later in life, when she is listed as a dollmaker living in Central Falls, Rhode Island as of 1865. In 1873 she applied for a patent for her particular process of making an unbreakable doll.
Izannah lived in a way that not many women did in the nineteenth century, if oral tradition about her is accurate. Linda Edward states inCloth Dolls Ancient to Modern that Izannah "became a skilled carpenter, was active in real estate, raised canaries, designed her own parlor heater, and liked to tinker with household gadgets. Fortunately for us, she also made dolls."
Copyright Information
All photos/pictures presented on this site are copyrighted by those offering the images for posting and are not to be taken.
All writings are copyright Dixie Redmond unless specificed.
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Dixie Redmond, Writer of This Blog
Pictures of Original Izannah Walker Dolls Taken by Dixie Redmond
Click on the thumbnails to be taken to the album with more pictures of each doll. You are free to right-click and save copies for your personal use as inspiration in creating Izannah inspired dolls but please don't use the pictures themselves for commercial purposes.
Special thanks goes to
Lucy’s Doll House of Camden, Maine for allowing me to take pictures of these original Izannah Walker dolls before they were sold. Their generosity has been such an encouragement to me as a learner and a dollmaker. It's a great shop - every doll lover and doll maker should visit!
Pictures of Izannah Dolls in Museums
Links to posts with pictures of Izannah dolls from museums:
I have provided links to other sites which mention Izannah Walker, but I am not responsible for the content contained on those sites. I am citing links the way that a magazine or newspaper article may cite sources. It is up to the reader to determine the veracity of links to museums and other sites.
Respectfully and kindly,
Dixie Redmond
Original Izannah Walker Dolls at Museums and Shops (Call to ensure dolls are on display)
1 comments:
Thanks again for sharing, I'm always checking your site, and love any information about Izannah Walker dolls. I ordered the Maggie Bessie pattern from Mr Justice with the information your provided and was very pleased, that doll will be my first fall project. Thanks Again. Fran
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