The importance of original clothes -- Before 1790-dolls prior to the French Revolution -- 1790-1915: war years' dearth of dolls -- 1815-1837: peace, commercial prosperity -- 1837-1851: growth of international competition -- 1851-1865: related industries, accessories, patterns, and periodicals -- 1865-1878: fashionable lady dolls and their wardrobes -- 1878-1889: French bebes -- 1889-1900: Kate Greenaway period -- 1900-1908: German dolly-face era -- 1908-1915: character dolls -- 1915-1921: wartime dolls -- 1921-1929: American leadership in dolls -- Changing patterns -- Appendix: Clothing your doll authentically.
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