Doll News Winter 2020 - 80

A Timeline

for China Dolls
By Kathy Simonsen

H

istory tells us many stories and
provides collectors with a big picture
view of our dolls' stories. Knowledge
of political, economic, technological and
social history broadens our understanding
of a doll's persona and gives us a reference
background to draw on when studying our
own dolls, as well as, those lying outside our
usual area of interest. While this timeline
focuses on china dolls, the events noted
may have affected other dolls of these eras.
The challenge is to figure out which ones
influenced the life of the doll your considering
and what stories it may have to share.

* * * 1840 Events * * *
In 1840, commercial production of dolls
begins as the First Industrial Revolution (1760
- 1850) creates a middle class employed in
commerce as businessmen, clerks, foreman
and engineers. The standard of living
increases for all, giving people the funds to
buy more products. Machinery, steam power
and organized production in central factories
allows more dolls to be made for less cost.
The marriage of Queen Victoria to Albert
of Saxe Coburg-Gotha is celebrated by the
British people who are enamored by the
queen's youth and fashion. (1840) The white
dress worn for her wedding establishes a
bridal tradition followed by ladies for years.
Commercial manufacturing of dolls begins
by, KPM (Königliche Porzellanmanufaktur),
Kestner & Company and A.W.F. Kister of
Germany. Royal Copenhagen of Denmark, Jacob
Petit of France and Schlaggenwald of Bohemia
also make commercially available dolls.
80

WINTER 2020

1. KPM lady doll has sloping shoulders, blue eyes and a
simple elegant look.

* * * 1840 China Dolls * * *
The china dolls of 1840 had artistic, ladylike heads
with long necks and deeply sloped shoulders. Eyes
were usually painted blue. (Photo 1) The molded hair
was brown or black with buns, chignons, coronets
or puffy side curls. (Photos 2, 3, 4) Porcelain clay
was pressed into molds by hand. The finished heads
often had a pink or flesh tone tint after the glazing
and firing process. Heads were sold separately with
no bodies and were generally unmarked except for
those of KPM (eagle holding a scepter) and Royal
Copenhagen (three parallel wavy lines).



Doll News Winter 2020

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Doll News Winter 2020

No label
Doll News Winter 2020 - No label
Doll News Winter 2020 - Cover2
Doll News Winter 2020 - 1
Doll News Winter 2020 - 2
Doll News Winter 2020 - 3
Doll News Winter 2020 - 4
Doll News Winter 2020 - 5
Doll News Winter 2020 - 6
Doll News Winter 2020 - 7
Doll News Winter 2020 - 8
Doll News Winter 2020 - 9
Doll News Winter 2020 - 10
Doll News Winter 2020 - 11
Doll News Winter 2020 - 12
Doll News Winter 2020 - 13
Doll News Winter 2020 - 14
Doll News Winter 2020 - 15
Doll News Winter 2020 - 16
Doll News Winter 2020 - 17
Doll News Winter 2020 - 18
Doll News Winter 2020 - 19
Doll News Winter 2020 - 20
Doll News Winter 2020 - 21
Doll News Winter 2020 - 22
Doll News Winter 2020 - 23
Doll News Winter 2020 - 24
Doll News Winter 2020 - 25
Doll News Winter 2020 - 26
Doll News Winter 2020 - 27
Doll News Winter 2020 - 28
Doll News Winter 2020 - 29
Doll News Winter 2020 - 30
Doll News Winter 2020 - 31
Doll News Winter 2020 - 32
Doll News Winter 2020 - 33
Doll News Winter 2020 - 34
Doll News Winter 2020 - 35
Doll News Winter 2020 - 36
Doll News Winter 2020 - 37
Doll News Winter 2020 - 38
Doll News Winter 2020 - 39
Doll News Winter 2020 - 40
Doll News Winter 2020 - 41
Doll News Winter 2020 - 42
Doll News Winter 2020 - 43
Doll News Winter 2020 - 44
Doll News Winter 2020 - 45
Doll News Winter 2020 - 46
Doll News Winter 2020 - 47
Doll News Winter 2020 - 48
Doll News Winter 2020 - 49
Doll News Winter 2020 - 50
Doll News Winter 2020 - 51
Doll News Winter 2020 - 52
Doll News Winter 2020 - 53
Doll News Winter 2020 - 54
Doll News Winter 2020 - 55
Doll News Winter 2020 - 56
Doll News Winter 2020 - 57
Doll News Winter 2020 - 58
Doll News Winter 2020 - 59
Doll News Winter 2020 - 60
Doll News Winter 2020 - 61
Doll News Winter 2020 - 62
Doll News Winter 2020 - 63
Doll News Winter 2020 - 64
Doll News Winter 2020 - 65
Doll News Winter 2020 - 66
Doll News Winter 2020 - 67
Doll News Winter 2020 - 68
Doll News Winter 2020 - 69
Doll News Winter 2020 - 70
Doll News Winter 2020 - 71
Doll News Winter 2020 - 72
Doll News Winter 2020 - 73
Doll News Winter 2020 - 74
Doll News Winter 2020 - 75
Doll News Winter 2020 - 76
Doll News Winter 2020 - 77
Doll News Winter 2020 - 78
Doll News Winter 2020 - 79
Doll News Winter 2020 - 80
Doll News Winter 2020 - 81
Doll News Winter 2020 - 82
Doll News Winter 2020 - 83
Doll News Winter 2020 - 84
Doll News Winter 2020 - 85
Doll News Winter 2020 - 86
Doll News Winter 2020 - 87
Doll News Winter 2020 - 88
Doll News Winter 2020 - 89
Doll News Winter 2020 - 90
Doll News Winter 2020 - 91
Doll News Winter 2020 - 92
Doll News Winter 2020 - 93
Doll News Winter 2020 - 94
Doll News Winter 2020 - 95
Doll News Winter 2020 - 96
Doll News Winter 2020 - 97
Doll News Winter 2020 - 98
Doll News Winter 2020 - 99
Doll News Winter 2020 - 100
Doll News Winter 2020 - 101
Doll News Winter 2020 - 102
Doll News Winter 2020 - 103
Doll News Winter 2020 - 104
Doll News Winter 2020 - 105
Doll News Winter 2020 - 106
Doll News Winter 2020 - 107
Doll News Winter 2020 - 108
Doll News Winter 2020 - 109
Doll News Winter 2020 - 110
Doll News Winter 2020 - 111
Doll News Winter 2020 - 112
Doll News Winter 2020 - 113
Doll News Winter 2020 - 114
Doll News Winter 2020 - 115
Doll News Winter 2020 - 116
Doll News Winter 2020 - 117
Doll News Winter 2020 - 118
Doll News Winter 2020 - 119
Doll News Winter 2020 - 120
Doll News Winter 2020 - 121
Doll News Winter 2020 - 122
Doll News Winter 2020 - 123
Doll News Winter 2020 - 124
Doll News Winter 2020 - 125
Doll News Winter 2020 - 126
Doll News Winter 2020 - 127
Doll News Winter 2020 - 128
Doll News Winter 2020 - 129
Doll News Winter 2020 - 130
Doll News Winter 2020 - 131
Doll News Winter 2020 - 132
Doll News Winter 2020 - 133
Doll News Winter 2020 - 134
Doll News Winter 2020 - 135
Doll News Winter 2020 - 136
Doll News Winter 2020 - 137
Doll News Winter 2020 - 138
Doll News Winter 2020 - 139
Doll News Winter 2020 - 140
Doll News Winter 2020 - 141
Doll News Winter 2020 - 142
Doll News Winter 2020 - 143
Doll News Winter 2020 - 144
Doll News Winter 2020 - 145
Doll News Winter 2020 - 146
Doll News Winter 2020 - 147
Doll News Winter 2020 - 148
Doll News Winter 2020 - 149
Doll News Winter 2020 - 150
Doll News Winter 2020 - 151
Doll News Winter 2020 - 152
Doll News Winter 2020 - 153
Doll News Winter 2020 - 154
Doll News Winter 2020 - 155
Doll News Winter 2020 - 156
Doll News Winter 2020 - 157
Doll News Winter 2020 - 158
Doll News Winter 2020 - 159
Doll News Winter 2020 - 160
Doll News Winter 2020 - Cover3
Doll News Winter 2020 - Cover4
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/70-04
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/70-03
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/70-02
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/70-01
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/69-04
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/69-03
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/69-02
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/69-01
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/68-04
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/68-03
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/68-02
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/68-01
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/67-4
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/67-3
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/67-2
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/67-1
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/66-4
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/66-3
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/66-2
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/66-1
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/65-4
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/65-3
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/65-2
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/65-1
https://www.nxtbook.com/allen/doln/64-4
https://www.nxtbook.com/allen/doln/64-3
https://www.nxtbook.com/allen/doln/64-2
https://www.nxtbook.com/allen/doln/64-1
https://www.nxtbook.com/allen/doln/63-4
https://www.nxtbook.com/allen/doln/63-3
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com