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A common Victorian and early 20th C pastime, often inspired by images fashion magazines or periodicals. Young girls in particular would use their imagination to create dolls and costumes from simple to elaborate using paper, pencil, crayon or watercolor. Various types of paper were often employed to create trim and accessories and layers or tiers, giving the work a 3D quality.
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Naïve Victorian Scrap Dressed Paper Doll or Ornament c1870s Hand Made Paper Doll Costume w Godey's Cut-out Doll c1860s
Price: $45.00
Price: $55.00
Naïve Victorian Scrap Dressed Paper Doll or Ornament c1870s handmade, paper doll constructed of a cut-out from a c1860s Godey's or Peterson's magazine with a hand made paper skirt with applied coated paper decoration.
c1870s paper doll constructed of a head and torso embossed diecut Victorian scrap, a body form with gold painted shoes, a satin skirt with Dresden gold trim and lace paper skirt.  Note the naivety of the oversized feet. 9" hand made paper doll constructed of a cut-out from c1860s magazine w handmade costumes.
Campy Art Deco Hand Made Paper Doll w Riding Jodhpurs & Kimono c1930 Combination Magazine Hand Made Paper Doll 1860s w 5 Hand Made Delicate Costumes
Price: $75.00
Price: $115.00
Campy Art Deco Hand Made Paper Doll w Riding Jodhpurs & Kimono c1930 Combination Magazine Hand Made Paper Doll 1860s
Bright eyed blond 7 ¼” hand made paper doll with four costumes with Art Deco influenced design.  Naïve yet finely detailed doll with big eyes, a chemise and thigh high stocking. A two part hand made folk art paper doll from the 1860s.
4" Naive Handmade Paper Doll w 32 Intricate Handmade Costumes c1880s
Price: $200.00
A 4" naive pencil drawn paper doll with an affluent young lady's wardrobe of  thirty-two (32) handmade costumes.  Quite the array of day and evening attire.  The costumes are constructed of polished or textured paper with delicate handcut border trims, ruffles and overskirts made of textured, polish or lace paper.  Condition: doll has  wax stains as the clothes were held in place with a dab of sealing wax, some toning on lace paper of costumes; otherwise fine.