Ronnaug Petterssen
Norwegian Doll Maker, 1901-1979
Norwegian doll artist Rønnaug Petterssen was born in northern Norway in 1901 and died in Oslo in 1979. Ronnaug Petterssen dolls were made from the 1930s until the 1970s in Norway, her dolls are made of felt cloth with a pressed mask face or celluloid head, with a cloth stuffed body, jointed at the neck, shoulder and hip, center seams on front of legs, arms attached with fabric for movement and have stitched fingers. Dolls are dressed in Norwegian regional costumes.