Mudd House Victorian Christmas

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I forgot to put a caption on the very last photo. You were introduced to Mr. and Mrs. Winterbottom in the previous photo, and the last one shows Max the dog and a visiting lady seated on the other side of the tea table. There is another visitor who came unannounced and caused a stir. She is seen on the far left, posed in a side view. Her name is Mary Todd Lincoln.

Yes, it is a doll patterned after the First Lady, and there was even a hair style on these dolls reflective of Mrs. Lincoln's. Needless to say, an original MTL doll like this now commands a good price. We do have a close-up of this doll by herself, so I will try to post it later.

I should mention that the photo with Mr. & Mrs. Winterbottom shows a German feather tree (yes, made out of feathers) that would have been popular by the 1850s when German immigration brought the idea to America.