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Room 1 : the XIXth century
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The time of "fashion dolls", the golden age of the "child doll" with bisque head.
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A showcase of room 1. Click on the dolls to enlarge them. |
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A few words of history...
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Under the Second Empire, the doll has first represented the lady morphology. These rich and refined lady-dolls are particularly remarquable for their trousseau and accessories reflecting the fashion of their time. First made of wood and composition, they than had a bisque (mat porcelain) head and a leather or wood body.
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Barrois fashion doll
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Clement fashion doll
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In 1878 a new type of dolls appeared at the universal exhibition of Paris : the bisque headed « bebe » that represented from then on the child from 3 to 12 years old.
The "bebes" birth is related to the incredible international development of French doll and toy industry. The main doll makers of that time are Jumeau, Bru, Gaultier, Steiner, Fleischmann but also Thuillier, Schmitt, May, Halopeau...
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Jumeau bebe
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Petit & Dumoutier bebe
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Room 2 : the beginning of the XXst century |
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Return to Permanent Exhibit |
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