Card of the Day - 2024-06-13

Liebig The Doll S232
Liebig [trade : meat extract : O/S : Germany] "Puppenstube" / "The Dolls House" (1889) - F.0232 : S.0232

This set is known by various titles, mainly just translating to "The Doll", though in Italian it is "La Bambola Educata" which means `The doll`s education`, and on our card, in German "Puppenstube", which means `The Dollshouse`.

The cards are also titled, to the front, in the different languages, and measure 109 x 72 m/m. They are quite a sought after set, appealing to many doll and children collectors, not just to cartophilists. 

Dolls sometimes appear as incidental items on cigarette cards, and are fun to look out for. They are a lot easier to find on early trade cards of children, or advert cards. However they are quite hard to find as full sets. Victoria Gallery issued two sets in 1996, one is called "Antique Dolls" - which are shown against room scene backgrounds - whilst the other is called "Dolls" and shows the doll alone in a coloured section on a white background. These are sets of seven cards. 

Alternatively, if we take a leaf out of our set, and include dolls houses, we can feature Morris`s "Queen`s Dolls House" a set of twenty-five, issued in 1936.