I have loved dolls, history, and the Victorian Era since I was little and can credit my grandmother for that. As a young girl she gave me a Godey’s Fashion print for August 1870 from my great, great Aunt Flossie. I was captivated by the dresses and became hooked. I just love to research everything and anything about the Victorian Era. I also love to design Victorian dolls. I hope you enjoy my Victorian Dolls, Victorian Traditions,The Victorian Era, and Me blog.

Sunday, May 8, 2016

The Beautiful Collection of Fashion Dolls At The Strong National Museum of Play


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It's definitely no surprise that I love Victorian dresses and Victorian dolls.  So, you can imagine how thrilled I was to see how many Victorian French Fashion Dolls the Strong National Museum of Play had in their doll collection.  It's unbelievable.

There are so many I couldn't decide which was my favorite.  I LOVED them all and would like to see all of them.  They're all simply exquisite.

Here's a few of my favorites:

The French Fashion Doll c. 1850-1890, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

Credits: doll 1850-1890, Manufacturer E. Barrois, Material kid | bisque | glass | mohair | paint | silk | straw | cotton | wool, Origin Paris, France, Style fashion, Object ID 77.6627.

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.



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The French Fashion Doll c. 1850-1890, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

Credits: doll 1850-1890, Material kid | bisque | mohair | glass | paint | silk | velvet | metal | cotton | leather, Origin France. Style fashion, Object ID 77.6569

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.

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The French Fashion Doll c. 1850-1890, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

Credits: doll 1850-1890, Material bisque | kid | wood | paint | glass | mohair | silk | lace | cotton | leather, Origin France, Style fashion, Object ID 77.6706

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.

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The French Fashion Doll c. 1850-1890, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

Credits: doll 1850-1890, Material kid | bisque | paint | glass | mohair | satin | lace | cotton | leather, Origin  France, Style fashion, Object ID 77.6607

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.

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The French Fashion Doll c. 1875-1880, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

Credits: doll 1850-1890, Manufacturer Gaultier?, Material wood | bisque | mohair | glass | paint | silk | lace | straw | cotton | wool | leather, Origin France, Style fashion, Object ID 77.6597

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.

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The French Fashion Doll c. 1850-1890, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

Credits: doll 1850-1890, Material bisque | wood | kid | glass | paint | mohair | silk | lace | cotton | wool | felt | velvet, Origin France, Style fashion, Object ID 77.6707

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.

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The French Fashion Doll c. 1875-1900, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

Credits: doll 1850-1890, Material bisque | kid | glass | paint | mohair | leather | metal | silk | textile
Origin France,Style fashion, Object ID 77.6564, 

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.

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The French Fashion Doll c. 1880, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

Credits: doll 1880, Manufacturer Gaultier?, Material bisque | kid | glass | mohair | satin | lace | paint | cotton, Origin France, Style fashion, Object ID 77.654

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.

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The French Fashion Doll c. 1850-1890, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

Credits: doll 1850-1890, Material bisque | kid | lamb's wool | glass | paint | straw | silk | cotton | leather | lace | velvet, Origin France, Style fashion, Object ID 77.6700

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.

Online Collections (The Strong) / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

The French Fashion Doll c. 1850-1890, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

Credits: doll 1850-1890, Material wood | bisque | paint | mohair | glass | silk | velvet | lace | cotton | leather | wool | straw, Origin France, Style fashion, Object ID 77.6647

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.

Online Collections (The Strong) / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

The French Fashion Doll c. 1850-1890, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

Credits: doll 1850-1890, Manufacturer Gaultier?, Material bisque | kid | glass | paint | mohair | silk | lace | cotton | velvet | wool | leather, Origin France, Style fashion, Object ID 80.1123

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.

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The French Fashion Doll c. 1885, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

Credits: doll 1885, Manufacturer Gaultier, Material bisque | kid | paint | glass | mohair | velvet | silk | cotton | felt | lace, Origin Paris, France, Style fashion, Object ID 79.1336

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.

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The French Fashion Doll c. 1885, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

Credits: doll 1885, Manufacturer Gaultier, Material cloth | bisque | kid | glass | paint | mohair | leather | cotton | lace | velvet, Origin Paris, France, Style fashion, Object ID 79.1334

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.

Online Collections (The Strong) / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

The French Fashion Doll c. 1850-1890, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

Credits: doll 1850-1890, Material wood | bisque | paint | glass | mohair | silk | lace | straw | velvet | cotton | leather, Origin France, Style fashion, Object ID 77.6617

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.

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The French Fashion Doll c. 1870, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

Credits: doll 1870, Material wood | kid | bisque | glass | mohair | paint | silk | straw | cotton | lace, Origin France, Style fashion, Object ID 77.6689

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.

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The French Fashion Doll c. 1865-1880, shown in the picture above, is from The Strong National Museum of Play online collection.

 Credits: doll 1865-1880, Material kid | bisque, Origin France, Style fashion, Object ID 73.1369

Please click here for more information on this beautiful doll.

After seeing just a small handful of fashion dolls here and then seeing the rest of the fashion dolls collection at the The Strong National Museum of Play I bet you'd have a hard time choosing, too.

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