Showing posts with label The American Museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The American Museum. Show all posts

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Barbara Spadaccini-Day at the American Museum

Barbara Spadaccini-Day
will be speaking on

"Izannah Walker 1827 - 1888: American Doll Maker"

July 20th at 2 p.m.
The American Museum
Bath, England

Learn of the fascinating and varied life of one of America's earliest known, female doll makers. Those of you who are within driving distance of Bath, England will not want to miss this! For more information please check telephone the American Museum at 01225 823014.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Izannah Walker Overseas: The American Museum and Selvedge Magazine



If you live in Great Britain, and you love Izannah Walker dolls, you'll want to pay attention to this...

Barbara Spadaccini-Day will be giving a talk on Izannah Walker at The American Museum in Bath, England on July 20, 2010 at 2 p.m. An expert on dolls, a past curator of the toy department at the Musée des Art Decoratifs in Paris, author of A Celebration of Enchantment and co-author of The Dolls of Jules Nicolas Steiner, Ms. Spadaccini-Day writes for many publications both in Europe and the United States. If you are interested in attending the lecture, please check The American Museum's web listing or telephone 01225 823014 for more information. Be sure to check out The American Museum's lovely online collection.

For more Izannah news in Great Britain, the Izannah Walker Chronicles has been mentioned in Selvedge magazine, published in Great Britain. You can find the magazine on sale here in the States or you can subscribe for an online digital subscription.

Miss I. F. Walker's Dolls in Period Newspapers

Kathy Duncan, a genealogist, has researched Izannah Walker in newspapaers from Izannah's time. We know Izannah is listed in a Central Fa...