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Russian Collection Russian Matryoshka Doll Traditionally the outer layer is a woman, dressed in a sarafan. The doll set was painted by Malyutin.

The nesting dolls - Matrioshka is the most famous Russian toys, a symbol of Russia, and considered to be one of the phenomenon in the world folk art. It is very popular not only with the connoisseurs of the language, history and culture of this country but also by those who just begin their acquaintance with Russia. A set of matryoshkas consists of a wooden figure which separates, top from bottom,

to reveal a smaller figure of the same sort inside, which has, in turn, another figure inside of it, and so on. The number of nested figures is traditionally at least five, but can be much more, up to several dozen with sufficiently fine craftsmanship. Modern dolls often yield an odd number of figures but this is not an absolute rule; the original Zvyozdochkin set, for instance, had an even number. The form is approximately cylindrical, with a rounded top for the head, tapering toward the bottom, with little or no protruding features; the dolls have no hands (except those that are painted). The figures inside may be of either gender; the smallest, innermost doll is typically a baby lathed from a single small piece of wood (and hence non-opening). The artistry is in the painting of each doll, which can be extremely elaborate. The word "matryoshka" (матрёшка), literally "little matron", is a diminutive form of the Russian female first name "Matryona" (Матрёна). History

The first Russian nested doll set was carved in 1890 by Vasily Zvyozdochkin from a design by Sergey Malyutin, who was a folk crafts painter in the Abramtsevo estate of the Russian industrialist and patron of arts Savva Mamontov. Malyutin's doll set consisted of eight dolls—the outermost was a girl in a traditional dress holding a rooster. The inner dolls were girls and a boy, and the innermost a baby.

GAME 6 TD GARDEN 🍀🍀🏆🍀🍀
06/16/2022

GAME 6 TD GARDEN 🍀🍀🏆🍀🍀

FINALLY!!!!! ... Pre-Covid crowds return to Faneuil Hall, next .... let’s hope this happens more often than just Saturd...
04/10/2021

FINALLY!!!!! ... Pre-Covid crowds return to Faneuil Hall, next .... let’s hope this happens more often than just Saturday 🙏🏻😎

Newest customer at Faneuil Hall... a cute 3 month old English bulldog puppy
10/03/2020

Newest customer at Faneuil Hall... a cute 3 month old English bulldog puppy

Currently the retail landscape has been put on hiatus for a couple weeks but our website is fully up and running !!!! 16...
03/18/2020

Currently the retail landscape has been put on hiatus for a couple weeks but our website is fully up and running !!!! 16 boxes going out to 16 happy customers this morning !!
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Happy new customers ... can you guess which theme/ style they purchased ??
06/20/2018

Happy new customers ... can you guess which theme/ style they purchased ??

Tons of new sports dolls have arrived from Moscow !!!!! We might have your favorite team !!!!!!! ⭐️⭐️💎💎⭐️⭐️
04/09/2018

Tons of new sports dolls have arrived from Moscow !!!!! We might have your favorite team !!!!!!! ⭐️⭐️💎💎⭐️⭐️

See you today at Dickens Craft Fair from 10am-3pm.
12/09/2017

See you today at Dickens Craft Fair from 10am-3pm.

Come to see us today at the Craft Fair from 10:00am-3:00pm ! ☺
11/18/2017

Come to see us today at the Craft Fair from 10:00am-3:00pm ! ☺

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