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The weird and wonderful, a discerning look at dolls.

Girls in a parlor having a tea party with their dolls, 1905

Girls in a parlor having a tea party with their dolls, 1905

Storefront of Robert Capia’s Paris antique dolls shop.

Storefront of Robert Capia’s Paris antique dolls shop.

Store window of a doll shop, 1920s

Store window of a doll shop, 1920s

An advertisement for the Miss Dollie Daisie Dimple doll, which came with a trunk filled with clothing and accessories, 1885

An advertisement for the Miss Dollie Daisie Dimple doll, which came with a trunk filled with clothing and accessories, 1885

Craftswoman with a platter of doll heads, 1910

Craftswoman with a platter of doll heads, 1910

By Ellen von Unwerth

By Ellen von Unwerth

Portrait of young girl posing with her bebe Jumeau doll, c. 1900

Portrait of young girl posing with her bebe Jumeau doll, c. 1900

Young girl in furs clutching her doll, 1898

Young girl in furs clutching her doll, 1898

A private doll collection, Germany, ca. 1900

A private doll collection, Germany, ca. 1900