Tea doll
A tea doll is a tea warmer , a device for keeping the teapot warm , and at the same time an ornamental object that looks similar to a doll .
The upper body of the tea dolls consisted mostly of porcelain , but also of wax, paper mache or wood. The knitted or sewn wide skirts of the dolls were put over teapots and kept them warm. The heads of the tea dolls were sometimes portraits and carried e.g. B. the features of popular actresses.
Tea dolls were in common use around the turn of the century and early twentieth century. From around 1920 a distinction was made between coffee warmers and tea dolls. According to its own information, the Coburg Puppet Museum has the largest collection in Europe with 350 pieces that is on permanent display.
In 1920 a film was made with the title The Tea Doll directed by Oskar Schubert-Stevens ; Another film with this title was made in 1964, directed by Otto Schenk . In the same year, Alfred Shaughnessy 's play of the same name premiered in Vienna. The radio play Die Teepuppe from 1978 was written by Hans Obermayr .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Die Teepuppe: Galerie ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Accessed September 19, 2013
- ^ City of Coburg: Tea doll around 1910 , accessed on July 12, 2011
