Mid-20th Century German Crepe-Paper Winter Girl Skier With oral provenance linking her to the Bletchley Museum collection

A wonderfully evocative mid-20th-century German winter figure, dressed in her original crepe-paper skiing ensemble with soft faux-fur trim. Made between the late 1940s and early 1960s, she captures the playful elegance of the period’s festive display dolls — the sort once arranged in Christmas shop windows, winter tableaux, and Alpine-themed putz scenes.

Her delicately moulded early-plastic face retains its original painted features, framed by a softly curled fibre wig. She wears a beautifully pleated crepe-paper skirt and matching jacket, topped with a charming hat trimmed in vintage faux fur. Her boots are formed from textured crepe paper, and she carries her original wrapped ski pole, completing the scene with gentle theatricality.

She comes with oral provenance indicating that she once formed part of the Bletchley Museum collection, a delightful association that adds an extra layer of narrative interest (no written documentation accompanies this).

Showing only light wear to the fragile costume — entirely expected in a figure of this age — she displays beautifully and remains an enchanting example of mid-century festive craft.

Materials: Early plastic head, crepe-paper costume, faux-fur trim, fibre wig, wire pole

Era: Late 1940s–1960s

Condition: Gentle creasing and age-related wear to paper; stable and richly characterful. A lose arm held in place by the crepe dress. 

L16cm W7cm.

A charming and highly decorative winter figure with exceptional period appeal.