Matryoshka Doll
Name/Title
Matryoshka DollEntry/Object ID
2026.191.01a-eTags
Doll, European, Souvenir, Russian/USSRDescription
Matryoshka doll, a total of 5 dolls within the outer doll. These dolls are also often referred to as nesting or Russian dolls. They are a set of wooden dolls that all fit within each other from smallest to largest. Components: A: this is the outermost and largest doll. The doll is 6.5" tall. The doll is made entirely out of wood, with painted designs. The doll depicts a blonde woman with brown eyes and rosey cheeks. On her head, she has a painted red overscarf with white polka dots, and closest to her hair she has a blue scarf with white designs, on the back of her head there are red painted flowers. The base of the doll is painted green with black designs in swirl shapes, and in the center, the base is beige with painted red and purple flowers as well as two oranges and a blonde braid. B: this is the secondary and second largest doll. The doll is 5" tall. The doll is made entirely out of wood with painted designs. The doll depicts a blonde woman with brown eyes and rosey cheeks. On her head, she wears a red scarf which covers her head and shoulders. The base of the doll is painted green with black designs in swirl shapes, and in the center, there are painted red flowers. C: this is the third and third largest doll. The doll is 4" tall. The doll is made entirely out of wood with painted designs. The doll depicts a blonde woman with brown eyes and rosey cheeks. On her head, she wears a red scarf which covers her head and shoulders. The base of the doll is painted green with black designs in swirl shapes, and in the center, there are painted red flowers. D: this is the fourth and second smallest doll. The doll is 3" tall. The doll is made entirely out of wood with painted designs. The doll depicts a blonde woman with brown eyes and rosey cheeks. On her head, she wears a red scarf which covers her head and shoulders. The base of the doll is painted green with black designs in swirl shapes, and in the center, there are painted red flowers. E: this is the fifth and smallest doll. The doll is 2" tall. The doll is made entirely out of wood with painted designs. The doll depicts a blonde woman with brown eyes. The rest of the doll is painted entirely orange.Use
Collectable itemContext
Likely purchased as a souvenir, the dolls were likely hand painted due to evidence of this on the base of each doll, likely from the 1940s-1950s.Collection
Cultural DollsCataloged By
Kat BezaireCategory
Doll