HISTORICAL HALF DOLLS
Introduction | Overview | Bohne | Chocolatiere Dolls | Dressel & Kister | Goebel | Hertwig | Heubach
Historical | Japanese | Schneider | Dresser Dolls | Works Cited
Historical | Japanese | Schneider | Dresser Dolls | Works Cited
Half dolls were often modeled after historical figures. Royalty, famous paintings, actresses/singers, and the medieval period were popular subjects represented by half dolls.
I have also included dolls in national dress in this category. For more information on many of the figures linked to the above picture, please consult the pages below:
ROYAL LADIES - HALF DOLLS BY WM. GOEBEL
ISABEAU & MARIE, MEDIEVAL QUEENS BY DRESSEL & KISTER (HALF DOLL & FIGURINE)
CHARLES DICKENS - "VERY BRITISH" HALF DOLL LADIES
HALF DOLL LADIES MADE BY CARL THIEME OF POTSCHAPPEL-DRESDEN
JOSEPHINE BAKER - HALF DOLLS
MATA HARI HALF DOLLS - ANTIQUES, REPROS AND FAKES
DRESSEL & KISTER MEDIEVAL HALF DOLL, A DANCING LADY AND A HAREM DANCER
MADEMOISELLE CAMARGO - A FRENCH/BELGIAN BALLET DANCER
TITIAN'S LAVINIA - GIRL WITH A FRUIT BASKET
QUEEN LOUISE OF PRUSSIA - A GERMAN QUEEN OF HEARTS
MADAME MOLÉ-RAYMOND - pretty actress of the Comédie Française
BEAUTIES IN TRADITIONAL COSTUMES FROM ALSACE
Louise “LULU” Brooks – epitome of an American flapper girl
I have also included dolls in national dress in this category. For more information on many of the figures linked to the above picture, please consult the pages below:
ROYAL LADIES - HALF DOLLS BY WM. GOEBEL
ISABEAU & MARIE, MEDIEVAL QUEENS BY DRESSEL & KISTER (HALF DOLL & FIGURINE)
CHARLES DICKENS - "VERY BRITISH" HALF DOLL LADIES
HALF DOLL LADIES MADE BY CARL THIEME OF POTSCHAPPEL-DRESDEN
JOSEPHINE BAKER - HALF DOLLS
MATA HARI HALF DOLLS - ANTIQUES, REPROS AND FAKES
DRESSEL & KISTER MEDIEVAL HALF DOLL, A DANCING LADY AND A HAREM DANCER
MADEMOISELLE CAMARGO - A FRENCH/BELGIAN BALLET DANCER
TITIAN'S LAVINIA - GIRL WITH A FRUIT BASKET
QUEEN LOUISE OF PRUSSIA - A GERMAN QUEEN OF HEARTS
MADAME MOLÉ-RAYMOND - pretty actress of the Comédie Française
BEAUTIES IN TRADITIONAL COSTUMES FROM ALSACE
Louise “LULU” Brooks – epitome of an American flapper girl
Introduction | Overview | Bohne | Chocolatiere Dolls | Dressel & Kister | Goebel | Hertwig | Heubach
Historical | Japanese | Schneider | Dresser Dolls | Works Cited
Historical | Japanese | Schneider | Dresser Dolls | Works Cited