The World of Jill Bennett
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Description: Maker of miniature dolls in historical costume, plus illustrator of children's books.
Welcome to the World of Jill Bennett Autumn Miniatura 21-22 September 2013, Jill will exhibit her dolls for perhaps the last time - see Jill Bennett has decided to stop taking orders for new dolls, she knows that her eyes can no longer withstand the prolonged strain of fine detail reqired by the miniature scale. Existing dolls will continue to be offered for sale from this site and at doll fairs. Jill started making dolls in the late 1970's and found they were an ideal vehicle for her three great interests - story telling, the theatre and social history.
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| Page title: | Welcome to the World of Jill Bennett |
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| Description: | jill bennett made minature dolls in historical costume, for doll collectors and museums. Jill has decided to stop taking orders for new dolls, she knows that her eyes can no longer withstand the prolonged strain of fine detail reqired by the miniature scale. Jill has endeavoured to make each doll a person with individual personality and clothes to match, whether they are aristocrat, servent or street urchin. the gallery of dolls shows a historical, educational and entertaining selection of dolls in period order from the 15th to the 20th century. Jill is a writer and continues to illustrate childrens books. |
| IP-address: | 212.113.201.210 |