The exhibition of Madeleine de Galéa’s collection of dolls at the Villa Sauber for many years has led to numerous proposals for donations, which have enriched the Museum’s collection over the years. After a look at the initial collection, this later set was treated on the collection’s conservation and restoration chain.
From hand to hand, the dolls are identified and marked with their inventory numbers. Their state of preservation is noted, with a description of alterations, and then documented with detailed photographs.
To remedy immediate losses, urgent interventions are carried out such as the refixing of a colored layer that has lifted from its support.
Future conservation-restoration interventions are estimated and the dolls are measured, dusted and photographed.
Before being returned to storage, they are packed in boxes in which heads, busts, arms and legs are fixed on foam supports. The textiles are shaped with foam film paddles. Protected from light and dust, the dolls are protected from abrasion, vibrations, shocks and pressures that may occur during handling.
Poupée allemande
Toile de coton, soie, dentelle, velours, cartonnage peint, verre et cuir
94 x 60 x 17 cm
Collection NMNM, NT001
Photo NMNM/Damien L’Herbon de Lussats
Détail du ruban cousu dans le revers de la robe lors de sa confection par la couturière Mathilde Héritier probablement inspirée d’un modèle reproduit dans un Journal des Demoiselles (édité en 1846)
Poupée allemande
Collection NMNM, NT001
Photo NMNM
Poupée de mode S.F.B.J.
Biscuit, cartonnage peint, coton et cuir, verre, élastomère (élastiques en caoutchouc formant les articulations), cheveux et cils naturels
48 x 20 x 12 cm
Collection NMNM, n°1996.5.1
Photo NMNM/Damien L’Herbon de Lussats
Poupée mécanique Eden-bébé
Biscuit, cartonnage peint, soie façonnée, ruban de soie, linon de coton, dentelle, maille, verre, cheveux et cils naturels et alliages métalliques (mécanismes)
72 x 40 x 14 cm
Collection NMNM, NT120
Photo NMNM/Damien L’Herbon de Lussats
Poupée de mode Thuillier
Biscuit, cartonnage peint, coton, laine, soie, cuir, verre, élastomère (élastiques en caoutchouc formant les articulations), cheveux en mohair, carton et alliage ferreux (clous)
67,5 x 32 x 17 cm
Collection NMNM, n° 1978.4.1
Photo NMNM/Damien L’Herbon de Lussats
Poupée de mode (Unis France)
Biscuit, bois et cartonnage peints, cils naturels, fils synthétique et perles en plastique dur (polymère synthétique)
70 x 27 x 13 cm
Collection NMNM, n°1992.8.1
Photo NMNM/Daniel Mille