Paper fashion dolls historical reference.
Paper fashion dolls first began in the 18th century during the reign of Louis XV in France. They were popular with those of royalty and at this same time the British were printing paper dolls out telling stories filled with a mixture of fun and virtue.
Paper dolls reflected good indications to the different cultures of this time.

The dolls from Europe were more often than not always printed with an outfit as opposed to mixing and matching with a variety of outfits and would be seen with a toy stage to frame.
Actors and actresses were popular looks at this time.

Pioneer America was rather different at this time as paper was a luxury and was almost never wasted on such things as toys so if children were ever so lucky as to receive one they would be looked after like a prized possession. However, when mechanical grinding machines were invented and paper had begun being made in mass production they were not of value anymore and treated in much less delicate manner.

Paper dolls in these early times did not have tabs to attach around a paper doll like they do today they were actually attached with wax dropped on the edges of the paper and with much care dabbed around to secure the pieces together.
To color the pieces before chroma-lithography was developed they were always hand colored often by widows of the World War II to earn some money telling stories in their ranges.

Within each culture there were different stages of appearance to a paper doll, some were printed with fully clothed and used as a singular, others were printed so layering could happen and others were printed with their under garments already in tack and outfits separate.
Tabs were invented in the 1800s to make attaching garments easier the body.

Paper dolls were backed with cardboard a lot of the time in later days for added support to the growing trend that had occurred with creating garments out of cloth and fabrics rather than paper.

Paper fashion dolls are still seen in today’s society though they are nowhere near as popular as they had once been as we now have 3dimentional dolls such as Barbie’s however they are quite the collector’s items and are seen as fridge magnets aimed at the youngsters of today.

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