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	Vintage Oumlet Hansel And Gretel Bisque Porcelain Doll Set Used From: $129.99
	Vintage Oumlet Hansel And Gretel Bisque Porcelain Doll Set

	Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of German doll from Titanic from Mary Evans Sale Price: $29.99
	Photo Puzzle, German doll from Titanic. Philomena, a German bisque doll rescued from the sea after the sinking of the Titanic. It was at first mistaken for a childs body. . Chosen by Mary Evans. 10x14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces...

	Bawdy Bisques and Naughty Novelties: German Bathing Beauties and Their Risque Kin (Schiffer Book for Collectors) List Price: $39.95 Sale Price: $29.54 Used From: $46.68
	As the Victorian era passed into the Edwardian and Roaring Twenties, a market developed for bisque and china naughty novelties and figurines of women in revealing outfits. These little lovelies include bathing beauties, who came clad in swimsuits of real lace or stylish painted beach wear, as well as mermaids, harem ladies, and nudies, who wear only an engaging smile...

	The Little Ones French and German All-Bisque Dolls Sale Price: $49.00 Used From: $11.89
	Little all-bisque dolls are known by collectors as "mignonettes", "pocket dolls", or simply miniatures. This exquisite book includes 150 rare examples ranging from the early 1880 period French examples to character kids from the 1920's...

	Doll Costuming: How to Costume French & German Bisque Dolls List Price: $14.95 Sale Price: $32.98 Used From: $6.40
	How to book on costuming French and German bisque dolls.

History of Dolls and Their Clothes

The earliest dolls were either used for ritual purposes, but dolls as toys were not uncommon either. Dolls were used as toys among many ancient peoples. Innu "tea dolls" were carried by little girls while traveling. Other dolls from ancient peoples include Inuit dolls clothed with furs and rag dolls. Dolls like these were made from wood, ivory, or wax.

Rag dolls were among the earliest toy dolls. The oldest rag doll was found in a child's grave dating from 300 BC. African slaves were known to have made rag dolls for their children, too. The Dutch and the Germans developed the peg wooden doll. These dolls were designed for poor children to play with. These kinds of dolls were often clothed with scraps of clothing.

During the Industrial Period, dolls became collectors' items. Dolls from this period were polished and dressed elegantly. German bisque dolls are particularly made from unglazed bisque porcelain. The Parian doll is similar to German bisque dolls except that its hair is molded as part of the body.

These kinds of dolls evolved into adult fashion dolls and crying baby dolls. Nowadays, they are made of plastic or composite resin. However, there are collectible ceramic and wax dolls still being manufactured. Along with the dolls themselves, there are doll clothes being sold in toy stores, like clothes for american girl doll.

To the dismay of many, most dolls' shoes are sold separate from the clothes. In any case, people are glad to know that there is as much variety for clothes for american girl doll as for shoes. There are shoes for various sports. There are also shoes meant for casual and formal wear. Child and baby dolls' clothes and shoes are patterned after real children's for added realism.

Many children like that their dolls have as many clothes as they do. It gives them freedom in playing with their dolls however they wish. The clothes for american girl doll enable children to immerse themselves in various role-playing situations. Parents don't have worry about these doll clothes as manufacturers have made it a point to only use hypoallergenic material in these clothes.

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