Posted 10 years ago
TinaL
(28 items)
Could someone help me and tell me about when these dolls were made? They are small (9") and wear bloomers and cotton dresses. They don't have a full "doll body" (please excuse the amateur lingo...), only heads, feet and hands. The rest is "stuffing" (again, here I go with the lingo). I got these pretty girls today at an auction but I wonder what I bought here. My husband says I should stick to antique fishing lures (lol) and stop buying things I know nothing about...oh well, reassure me that I didn't buy chinese walmart junk please.
They are very cute--I can picture these under a Christmas tree--the colors. Do they have any markings at all, such as on the back of the head or back?
Jewels, I can't find any markings at all.
Hi, okay, there are some doll experts that will come along and help :) In my non-expert opinion I'm thinking they are 1970's-80's dolls based on the clothes and yarn hair, made to look like doll house dolls (small size for playing in doll houses). I could be totally wrong though so keep that in mind :). They are very cute and I love the girl in green.
Hi Jewels is correct they date from likely 1980-90's . Not sold as toys but as inexpensive doll decorations. 2 of them are wearing homemade clothes it appears and I can not see their face painting clear enough to know if they were made by a person in a doll ceramic class . At any rate I hope you did not not pay to much so husband can rub it in . They are not antique dolls and do not sell well in today's market . If you love them I would display them and enjoy your purchase :-)
Ahhh I'm learning--thanks Mani! =)
I think you know more than you know Jewels :-) xo