Thinking of rag dolls, I like to hang them on a wall. I
like one hanging in a group of samplers or children’s clothing or other
textiles. I put a rough brown cord around one’s waist and hang it on a nail,
careful that it does not lean out too much. I used to visit a Doll dealer in
Pennsylvania in whose home was a great collection of folk art, all antique and
stunning. She had a nice group of Lancaster Rags, black cloth dolls, on a wall
in a hall. In the living room, two lovely Izannahs hung in a space near the
mantle. A child’s portrait hung above the mantle. Everything I remember in
that house was museum worthy.
In the house I have now, I would like to find the right space to hang my
pockets and sewing rollups and a cloth doll or so in a pleasing wall arrangement.
Perhaps include a small hooked piece and or an early quilt square or a doll quilt. Wall space here is a dear commodity! I
haven’t found it yet. e