over the hill, into the castle and back in history / 1

Yesterday I went to the museum "Schloss Tenneberg" with a collection of dolls in Waltershausen. That made me think about the connection of dolls and illustration. Much more as toys dolls are images of the "ideal child" in different times and societies and a view on the it´s world - and cultural history of childhood. You can see some examples in the pictures below....