An Early American Childhood, Dolls, Toys and Playthings of American Youth, 1780-1889 Antique Wedding Cake Toppers

An Early American Childhood, Dolls, Toys and Playthings of American Youth, 1780-1889 Antique Wedding Cake ToppersBy Florence Theriault. A detailed account of the toys of early American youth through photographs and descriptions of actual examples. These are toys which preceded dolls by several decades as a viable and prominent American industry. 8 1 2" x 8 1 2". 88 pages. Price Key Included. BT 150

her dolls multiplied into an amazing collection

from the most elegant of French poupées and bébés to dolls of American childhood such as Schoenhut

And then there is the environment of the doll

toys and childhood treasures

these dual purposes of the doll as art and the doll as history is explored

Richard Simmons was not simply a private collector

to the esoteric

96 pages with 198 color photographs

Hundreds of German and French dolls and their fashions are featured

those that most capture our common sense of history

rare early paper dolls

but a manner for aristocrats to theatrically spread the latest gossip without naming names