What Dolls Wore Before: Doll Costumes and Accessories, 1850- 1925 Miniature Doll Houses and American cloth folk dolls

and American cloth folk dolls

His inspiration

The great diversity of the 350 wonderful dolls in a harmonious concert with one common theme: the superb condition and originality of each doll

despite all expectations

What Dolls Wore Before: Doll Costumes and Accessories, 1850- 1925 Miniature Doll Houses and American cloth folk dollsBy Florence Theriault. This is the fourth book in a series by the noted author. Nearly 500 antique dolls costumes, shoes, bonnets, baby clothes, undergarments, pinafores, mariner costumes, and folkloric costumes are featured in beautiful explicit photographs. Detailed descriptions help the reader identify materials and construction techniques, how to choose an appropriate costume and how to preserve these rare and fragile reminders of a fashionable