The Ultimate Doll Book

by Goodfellow, Caroline; Ward, Matthew; Coleman, Dorothy; Coleman, Evelyn Jane

• ISBN13: 9781586632342
• ISBN10: 1586632345
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Metro Books

Summary

From the dawn of doll-making to the playthings of today, this delightful treasury offers detailed information on more than four hundred dolls. Spanning two centuries and including every type of doll -- wax, wooden, bisque, cloth, and plastic -- this unique and dramatic collection provides information on every aspect of collecting and care of treasured dolls.
-- Features every type of doll produced during the past two hundred years -- from composition dolls to character dolls, from baby dolls to peg woodens, and from bisque to Barbie
-- Includes rare and valuable dolls from around the world, along with more humble examples that show the signs of their owners' love
-- Every type of doll is shown in original clothes or period costumes, and unclothed to reveal structural details
-- With a foreword from Dorothy and Evelyn Jane Coleman, the most respected doll authorities in the United States

Table of Contents

Foreword	6	(8)
Introducing Dolls	8	(2)
Wooden Dolls	10	(10)
Early Dolls	12	(2)
Dolls from the New World	14	(2)
Poupards and Simple Dolls	16	(2)
Peg Woodens	18	(2)
Composition Dolls	20	(10)
Greiner and German Dolls	22	(2)
Developments in Composition	24	(2)
Alexander Doll Company	26	(2)
Wax-over-composition Dolls	28	(2)
Poured Wax Dolls	30	(12)
Early Dolls	32	(2)
English Makers	34	(2)
The Pierotti Family	36	(2)
Pierotti Portrait Dolls	38	(2)
``Princess Daisy''	40	(2)
Porcelain Dolls	42	(10)
Fancy Glazed China Heads	44	(2)
Plain Glazed China Heads	46	(2)
Fancy Untinted Bisque Heads	48	(2)
Plain Untinted Bisque Heads	50	(2)
Bisque Dolls	52	(36)
Fashionable Lady Dolls	54	(2)
Developments in Body Types	56	(2)
Jumeau Dolls	58	(2)
Bru Dolls	60	(2)
Lady with Wooden Body	62	(2)
Steiner Dolls	64	(2)
The S.F.B.J. and Others	66	(2)
German Marks of Distinction	68	(2)
German Character Dolls	70	(2)
German Doll-makers	72	(2)
``Lady Betty Modish''	74	(2)
Armand Marseille Dolls	76	(2)
My Dream Baby	78	(2)
Bisque Baby Dolls	80	(2)
Lesser-known German Makers	82	(2)
Ethnic and English Dolls	84	(2)
Mass-produced Bisque Dolls	86	(2)
Rag Dolls	88	(16)
American Home Industry	90	(2)
Painted and Sewn Dolls	92	(2)
Printed Cloth Dolls	94	(2)
Steiff Dolls	96	(2)
English Manufacturers	98	(2)
European Manufacturers	100	(2)
Norah Wellings	102	(2)
Celluloid Dolls	104	(6)
German Manufacturers	106	(2)
Mass-produced Dolls	108	(2)
Modern Dolls	110	(20)
Vogue Dolls, Inc.	112	(2)
American Manufacturers	114	(2)
The Changing Face of Barbie	116	(2)
English Manufacturers	118	(2)
Sindy and Patch	120	(2)
Baby and Toddler Dolls	122	(2)
Royal Doulton and Nisbet	124	(2)
Men and Boys	126	(2)
New Doll Ideas	128	(2)
National Dolls	130	(10)
Japanese Dolls	132	(2)
Chinese Dolls	134	(2)
Russian Dolls	136	(2)
Patriotic Character Dolls	138	(2)
Unusual Dolls	140	(8)
Multiple Heads and Faces	142	(2)
Peddler Dolls	144	(2)
A Master Doll-maker	146	(2)
Useful Information	148	(8)
Caring For Your Collection	150	(4)
Addresses	154	(1)
Further Reading	154	(1)
Glossary	155	(1)
Index	156	(4)
Acknowledgments	160