DollsFor collectors of all types of American dolls made from the 18th century to the present, as well as French and German dolls widely sold in America. Color photographs and full descriptions of 357 representative examples, along with collecting tips, a price guide, and much more. |
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19th century baby dolls back of head bébé bisque shoulder-head blond hair blond mohair wig blue eyes body and limbs boy doll Brooklyn Children's Museum buttons Bye-Lo carved Celebrity doll closed mouth cloth body cloth dolls collar composition body Description Girl doll Description Lady doll Dimensions Bisque head doll Description doll Description Lady doll shown doll with bisque doll with composition doll with molded doll's dollmakers dress early 20th century EFFanBEE examples figures Germany hands Height Hints for Collectors Jumeau kachina kid body label lace lace-trimmed leather shoes legs Madame Alexander manufactured Marks Martha Chase Materials metal molded and painted Museum neck Original costume outfits painted features including pantaloons paper dolls papier-mâché patent Period Maker unknown pink popular printed produced ribbon rubber satin Schoenhut SFBJ Shirley Temple shoulder silk Simon & Halbig skirt sleep-eyes socks torso trademark trim velvet versions wooden dolls York City