In Character Ginny Doll belt and skirt

belt and skirt

The collar

The dolls range from plain and simple folk art dolls to sophisticated and elegant French bebes and ladies -- a veritable visual study of play in emergent America

the two-piece ensemble includes a cropped jacket with button front pocket fitted cuffs on ¾ sleeves

spells luxury on the classic sailor costume that makes every doll special

In Character Ginny Doll belt and skirtBy Florence Theriault. Collectors seek dolls with expression or character; dolls that for the sensitive collector have an intangible connection with the past a sense of specific communion with faces and people. How did the antique doll maker achieve such expression? This book explores that question in a richly pictorial manner, from the idealized beauty of the French bebe, to the whimsy of the German character, to American "celebrity" dolls. It