The need for adult fashion dolls has been integral to the world of children as generation after generation of girls prepared to become
women. For the collector of today the study and enjoyment of lady dolls also encompasses an interest in fashion itself and the intricacies
of style. These motivations and interests unite collectors of the 19th century lady dolls with those who adore 20th century fashion dolls and
those who enjoy the fashion dolls of today.
UFDC
Shared Passions
2014 Special Exhibit
Shared Passions
Sponsored and mounted by Kathy Monier
Contributors
Donelle Denery
Elizabeth Schmahl
Linda Edward
Nancy Smith
Lynette Gross
Mary Lu Trowbridge
German and French Child dolls
of the 1880s provided idealized
representations of childhood health
and beauty of the period.
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egardless of the area in doll collecting that may
interest each of us, when we step back and look
at the big picture we are sure to find that we share
common bonds with other collectors, often in ways we might
not have considered. What are the common threads that unite
us as collectors? Whether we are drawn to Antique, Vintage
or Modern dolls the characteristics that engage us in an area
in collecting have remained essentially the same throughout
the past 200 years of doll play. This exhibit illustrated these
common themes by looking at the Lady Dolls, Child Dolls
and Baby Dolls that collectors enjoy.
During the puppen reform of the 1890s to 1910s
makers such as Kathe Kruse, Marion Kaulitz
and Martha Chase strove to create child dolls
that emphasized nature and nurture.
Many child dolls were produced during the
era of the American made composition
doll (left). And modern child dolls will
be the nostalgic collectibles of future
generations (American Girl's Addie, right).
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Doll News Spring 2015