Dolls by Era
Use construction, materials, style, technology, clothing, and maker history to place a doll in time.
Dolls Before 1860
Wood, wax, papier-mâché, china, cloth, early commercial production, and provenance.
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1860s–1880s Dolls
French fashion dolls, china heads, early bisque, bodies, clothing, and period materials.
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1890s–1910s Dolls
German and French bisque, character babies, composition beginnings, and factory marks.
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1920s Dolls
Composition, cloth, boudoir dolls, celebrity dolls, and changing fashion.
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1930s Dolls
Shirley Temple, Patsy families, composition construction, clothing, and boxes.
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1940s Dolls
Wartime materials, composition, cloth, early plastics, regional production, and scarcity.
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1950s Dolls
Hard plastic, walkers, fashion dolls, vinyl beginnings, tagged outfits, and original boxes.
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1960s Dolls
Barbie, Tammy, Chatty Cathy, vinyl, talking mechanisms, rooted hair, and modern fashion.
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1970s Dolls
Growing hair, mod fashion, celebrity dolls, plastic changes, and play wear.
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1980s Dolls
Cabbage Patch Kids, designer fashion dolls, mass-market lines, packaging, and accessories.
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1990s Dolls
Collector editions, porcelain boom, American Girl growth, limited editions, and boxes.
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2000s to Present
Modern collector dolls, artist editions, resin BJDs, licensed characters, and documentation.
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