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Doll Collection (#5)

"Dolls: A Timeless Reflection of Culture, Fashion, and Childhood Delights" Step into a world where dolls hold the power to transport us through time and space

Background imageDoll Collection: Letter a (friendly, tree), b (railing, boat) and c (chat, canal and side). Doll's alphabet

Letter a (friendly, tree), b (railing, boat) and c (chat, canal and side). Doll's alphabet
DUV4201690 Letter a (friendly, tree), b (railing, boat) and c (chat, canal and side). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne

Background imageDoll Collection: Cap knitting. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)

Cap knitting. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201860 Cap knitting. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon

Background imageDoll Collection: Letter T (Tram, knitting with cap), U (Urbanite) and V (Veranda, car). Doll's alphabet

Letter T (Tram, knitting with cap), U (Urbanite) and V (Veranda, car). Doll's alphabet
DUV4201843 Letter T (Tram, knitting with cap), U (Urbanite) and V (Veranda, car). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne

Background imageDoll Collection: Dutch girl (before 1916). Guillaume-Roger (1867-1943). Pastel on paper glue on canvas

Dutch girl (before 1916). Guillaume-Roger (1867-1943). Pastel on paper glue on canvas
SYC4195825 Dutch girl (before 1916). Guillaume-Roger (1867-1943). Pastel on paper glue on canvas. Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Petite Palais.; (add.info.: Dutch girl (before 1916)

Background imageDoll Collection: Two rustics Hal and Dick fighting over a rumour of infidelity about Hal's wife Doll

Two rustics Hal and Dick fighting over a rumour of infidelity about Hal's wife Doll
FLO4718022 Two rustics Hal and Dick fighting over a rumour of infidelity about Hal's wife Doll. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

Background imageDoll Collection: English child actress Leontine Fay (1810-1876) in La petite soeur by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre

English child actress Leontine Fay (1810-1876) in La petite soeur by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre du Gymnasium, 1821
FLO4562854 English child actress Leontine Fay (1810-1876) in La petite soeur by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre du Gymnasium, 1821

Background imageDoll Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan Mire (Ballan-Mire): in a garden

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan Mire (Ballan-Mire): in a garden
LUX4757943 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan Mire (Ballan-Mire): in a garden, a mother and her daughters with their porcelain dolls sitting in a stroller, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Background imageDoll Collection: France: a mother and her two daughters with a doll, 1880

France: a mother and her two daughters with a doll, 1880
LUX4748403 France: a mother and her two daughters with a doll, 1880; (add.info.: France: a mother and her two daughters with a doll, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageDoll Collection: Breakfast for Three 1909 (Oil on canvas)

Breakfast for Three 1909 (Oil on canvas)
8766577 Breakfast for Three 1909 (Oil on canvas) by Curran, Charles Courtney (1861-1942); 50.8x76.2 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Background imageDoll Collection: Doll Land Nurse 1925 (Oil on panel)

Doll Land Nurse 1925 (Oil on panel)
8766625 Doll Land Nurse 1925 (Oil on panel) by Mora, Francis Luis (1874-1940); 46.4--36.2 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Background imageDoll Collection: English Dolls House, 1915 (photo)

English Dolls House, 1915 (photo)
3587074 English Dolls House, 1915 (photo); (add.info.: First World war English Dolls House (The Mayfield) 1915); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageDoll Collection: Sailing yacht. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson, c.1900 (chromolithograph)

Sailing yacht. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson, c.1900 (chromolithograph)
DUV4201886 Sailing yacht. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson, c.1900 (chromolithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Photo © Duvallon

Background imageDoll Collection: Letter X as xylograph. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne

Letter X as xylograph. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201872 Letter X as xylograph. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon

Background imageDoll Collection: Letter R (Round, Ruins and Snowshoes) ands (Jumping a rope and secret). Doll's alphabet

Letter R (Round, Ruins and Snowshoes) ands (Jumping a rope and secret). Doll's alphabet
DUV4201835 Letter R (Round, Ruins and Snowshoes) ands (Jumping a rope and secret). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne

Background imageDoll Collection: Letter P as photographer. Negrillon. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne

Letter P as photographer. Negrillon. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201824 Letter P as photographer. Negrillon. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon

Background imageDoll Collection: Letter K (music kiosk) and L (Lyre). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne

Letter K (music kiosk) and L (Lyre). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201795 Letter K (music kiosk) and L (Lyre). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon

Background imageDoll Collection: Game of the Garter. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)

Game of the Garter. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201761 Game of the Garter. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon

Background imageDoll Collection: Letter h as harp. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)

Letter h as harp. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201751 Letter h as harp. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon

Background imageDoll Collection: Ecuyere a horse. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)

Ecuyere a horse. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201719 Ecuyere a horse. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon

Background imageDoll Collection: Express steam train. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)

Express steam train. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201711 Express steam train. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon

Background imageDoll Collection: Complicity of two sisters, playing a doll 1920 (postcard)

Complicity of two sisters, playing a doll 1920 (postcard)
JAB4119525 Complicity of two sisters, playing a doll 1920 (postcard); (add.info.: Complicity of two sisters, playing a doll - postcard 1920); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Background imageDoll Collection: France, Centre, Loiret (45), Orleans: forging workshop with outside a woman and her baby

France, Centre, Loiret (45), Orleans: forging workshop with outside a woman and her baby and a little girl
LUX4758053 France, Centre, Loiret (45), Orleans: forging workshop with outside a woman and her baby and a little girl and her doll, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre, Loiret (45)

Background imageDoll Collection: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A portrait of a mother, her two daughters and a doll, 1875

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A portrait of a mother, her two daughters and a doll, 1875
LUX4747689 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A portrait of a mother, her two daughters and a doll, 1875; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A portrait of a mother

Background imageDoll Collection: Illustration for 'Alphabet de mes poupees', c.1900 (print)

Illustration for "Alphabet de mes poupees", c.1900 (print)
DUV4218489 Illustration for "Alphabet de mes poupees", c.1900 (print); 23x16 cm; (add.info.: Lettres A, B, C, D, E. In "Alphabet de mes poupees")

Background imageDoll Collection: Illustration for 'Alphabet de mes poupees', c.1900 (print)

Illustration for "Alphabet de mes poupees", c.1900 (print)
DUV4218457 Illustration for "Alphabet de mes poupees", c.1900 (print); 23x16 cm; (add.info.: Lettre H: hamac de Rosette. In "Alphabet de mes poupees")

Background imageDoll Collection: Illustration for 'Alphabet de mes poupees', c.1900 (print)

Illustration for "Alphabet de mes poupees", c.1900 (print)
DUV4218444 Illustration for "Alphabet de mes poupees", c.1900 (print); 23x16 cm; (add.info.: Lettre J: jeux des Poupees. In "Alphabet de mes poupees")

Background imageDoll Collection: Illustration for 'Alphabet de mes poupees', c.1900 (print)

Illustration for "Alphabet de mes poupees", c.1900 (print)
DUV4218427 Illustration for "Alphabet de mes poupees", c.1900 (print); 23x16 cm; (add.info.: Lettre M: maman console sa fille. In "Alphabet de mes poupees")

Background imageDoll Collection: Illustration for 'Alphabet de mes poupees', c.1900 (print)

Illustration for "Alphabet de mes poupees", c.1900 (print)
DUV4218388 Illustration for "Alphabet de mes poupees", c.1900 (print); 23x16 cm; (add.info.: Lettre T: toilette de promenade. In "Alphabet de mes poupees")

Background imageDoll Collection: Lettres Q R : querelle, quilles, raquette, rat, rhinoceros, rateau

Lettres Q R : querelle, quilles, raquette, rat, rhinoceros, rateau. Gravure in ABC des jouets, 1931 (engraving)
DUV4208351 Lettres Q R : querelle, quilles, raquette, rat, rhinoceros, rateau. Gravure in ABC des jouets, 1931 (engraving) by Neziere

Background imageDoll Collection: Letter K. Children playing bowling and girl with a doll. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo)

Letter K. Children playing bowling and girl with a doll. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo)
DUV4210219 Letter K. Children playing bowling and girl with a doll. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet"

Background imageDoll Collection: Letter P: No one takes as much care of his Poupee as the charming little Paulette

Letter P: No one takes as much care of his Poupee as the charming little Paulette. Engraving in " ABC fun"
DUV4207582 Letter P: No one takes as much care of his Poupee as the charming little Paulette. Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages

Background imageDoll Collection: Letter Q and R: Querelleur and Laughter. Engraving in ' Usual Alphabet'

Letter Q and R: Querelleur and Laughter. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207440 Letter Q and R: Querelleur and Laughter. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

Background imageDoll Collection: Letter R: rat, c.1920 (print)

Letter R: rat, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206019 Letter R: rat, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Background imageDoll Collection: Letters Q and R: quarrel and rat, c.1920 (print)

Letters Q and R: quarrel and rat, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206005 Letters Q and R: quarrel and rat, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Background imageDoll Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing an infant a kepi on his head playing with his dog

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing an infant a kepi on his head playing with his dog decorates a tricolor
LUX4738229 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing an infant a kepi on his head playing with his dog decorates a tricolor ribbon, dolls dressed as soldiers and a cannon 75

Background imageDoll Collection: Valenciennes, Nord (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Un enfant deguise en clown pose next to a

Valenciennes, Nord (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Un enfant deguise en clown pose next to a doll deguisee en clown
LUX4732890 Valenciennes, Nord (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Un enfant deguise en clown pose next to a doll deguisee en clown, 1885; (add.info.: Valenciennes, Nord (59), Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Background imageDoll Collection: France: Four children and their Christmas toys pose in front of the fireplace, 1908

France: Four children and their Christmas toys pose in front of the fireplace, 1908
LUX4725906 France: Four children and their Christmas toys pose in front of the fireplace, 1908; (add.info.: France: Four children and their Christmas toys pose in front of the fireplace)

Background imageDoll Collection: English Dolls House, 1915 (photo)

English Dolls House, 1915 (photo)
3587075 English Dolls House, 1915 (photo); (add.info.: First World war English Dolls House (The Mayfield) 1915); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageDoll Collection: English Dolls House, 1915 (photo)

English Dolls House, 1915 (photo)
3587058 English Dolls House, 1915 (photo); (add.info.: First World war English Dolls House (The Mayfield) 1915); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageDoll Collection: English Dolls House, 1915 (photo)

English Dolls House, 1915 (photo)
3587053 English Dolls House, 1915 (photo); (add.info.: First World war English Dolls House (The Mayfield) 1915); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageDoll Collection: English Dolls House, 1915 (photo)

English Dolls House, 1915 (photo)
3587046 English Dolls House, 1915 (photo); (add.info.: First World war English Dolls House (The Mayfield) 1915); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageDoll Collection: English Dolls House, 1915 (photo)

English Dolls House, 1915 (photo)
3586808 English Dolls House, 1915 (photo); (add.info.: First World war English Dolls House (The Mayfield) 1915); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageDoll Collection: American 1890's Dolls House by Bliss

American 1890's Dolls House by Bliss
3586654 American 1890's Dolls House by Bliss; (add.info.: American 1890's Dolls House by Bliss. Metal furniture by Somon Rivolet, Paris.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageDoll Collection: 19th century model of a warehouse with horses

19th century model of a warehouse with horses
3586616 19th century model of a warehouse with horses; (add.info.: 19th century model of a warehouse with horses, circa 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageDoll Collection: Merry Santa with gifts in his arms (dolls) under the snowflakes. Postcard, circa 1900

Merry Santa with gifts in his arms (dolls) under the snowflakes. Postcard, circa 1900
FGL5496717 Merry Santa with gifts in his arms (dolls) under the snowflakes. Postcard, circa 1900; Fototeca Gilardi

Background imageDoll Collection: An engraving depicting the women of Sonnenberg taking parts of dolls to the finishers for

An engraving depicting the women of Sonnenberg taking parts of dolls to the finishers for assembly, 19th century
5310750 An engraving depicting the women of Sonnenberg taking parts of dolls to the finishers for assembly, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1884); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageDoll Collection: Popular art: cork creche and santons in grey clay. 19th century Musee Marcel Carbonel, Marseille

Popular art: cork creche and santons in grey clay. 19th century Musee Marcel Carbonel, Marseille
JEB4867191 Popular art: cork creche and santons in grey clay. 19th century Musee Marcel Carbonel, Marseille; Musee du Santon, coll.privee M

Background imageDoll Collection: John Smith (1580-1631) during his captivity among the Indians

John Smith (1580-1631) during his captivity among the Indians. John Smith while a captive among Native Americans of
NWI4901890 John Smith (1580-1631) during his captivity among the Indians. John Smith while a captive among Native Americans of Virginia Colony.; (add.info)




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"Dolls: A Timeless Reflection of Culture, Fashion, and Childhood Delights" Step into a world where dolls hold the power to transport us through time and space. From the beloved Shirley Temple Doll that captured hearts with her golden curls and infectious smile, to Little Miss Natty Fingers by Muriel Dawson, whose delicate porcelain features exuded elegance. Traveling across continents, we encounter souvenir dolls in traditional Hungarian costumes in Budapest, Hungary. These miniature ambassadors proudly showcase their country's rich heritage. Similarly, Welsh Girls in Traditional Costume from 1908 take us back to a bygone era when cultural identity was celebrated through intricately designed garments. In an unexpected twist of fate, Golliwog Meets Bulldog reminds us of the complexities surrounding representation in toys. This controversial encounter sparks conversations about diversity and inclusivity that continue today. The fashion-forward Betsy McCall graces the pages of McCalls magazine from September 1952. As a paper doll adorned with cut-out dresses inspired by real-life fashions advertised within its pages, she becomes every young girl's style icon. Venturing further back in time reveals Petronella Dunois' enchanting Dolls House from 1676. This meticulously crafted masterpiece offers a glimpse into aristocratic life during the Baroque period—a testament to human creativity throughout history. Artistry takes center stage as Arthur Sturgess' La Poupee captures our imagination with its lifelike features and intricate details—an ode to craftsmanship that transcends generations. Stepping outside onto bustling streets brings encounters with Nutcracker figures adorning store windows in Old Town Frankfurt—symbols of holiday cheer cherished worldwide for their whimsical charm. As we journey through time once more, we find ourselves amidst the vibrant energy of gift-wrapping sessions during the 1950s—a nostalgic reminder of simpler times filled with anticipation and joy.