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All-Bisque Japanese Baby Doll

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Title
All-Bisque Japanese Baby Doll
Coverage-Year
  • After 1915/
  • 1915/unknown
Description
This is an all-bisque baby doll that has moveable arms. The doll has a painted face with features including black eyes, pink cheeks, red lips, and light colored hair.
Interpretation
These dolls are good examples of Japan's jump into the bisque doll market during World War I, when European exporters had stopped their shipments to the U.S. Japan who before exported under the name 'Nippon' wanted to gain popularity with the American consumers and hence changed their name. Because patent laws were still lax, most of these dolls were direct copies of German bisque dolls and although most were of poorer quality, they were cheaper than even the most inexpensive German originals, making them accessible to the lot of American consumers.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • World War I
  • Communities and Geography
  • American communities in history
  • How we learn about communities
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics
  • 18 Social Systems
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society
  • 16 History
Resource Type
Still image
Subject / Keywords
  • World War I  
  • Japanese exports  
  • All-bisque dolls  
  • Patent laws  
  • American pop culture  
  • Japanese doll industry  
  • United States  
  • Japan  
Collection Publisher
Early American Museum
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
  • 1992.016.0071
  • 1992.016.0070
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleAll-Bisque Japanese Baby Doll
Coverage-Year
  • After 1915/
  • 1915/unknown
DescriptionThis is an all-bisque baby doll that has moveable arms. The doll has a painted face with features including black eyes, pink cheeks, red lips, and light colored hair.
InterpretationThese dolls are good examples of Japan's jump into the bisque doll market during World War I, when European exporters had stopped their shipments to the U.S. Japan who before exported under the name 'Nippon' wanted to gain popularity with the American consumers and hence changed their name. Because patent laws were still lax, most of these dolls were direct copies of German bisque dolls and although most were of poorer quality, they were cheaper than even the most inexpensive German originals, making them accessible to the lot of American consumers.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • World War I
  • Communities and Geography
  • American communities in history
  • How we learn about communities
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics
  • 18 Social Systems
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society
  • 16 History
Resource TypeStill image
Subject / Keywords
  • World War I  
  • Japanese exports  
  • All-bisque dolls  
  • Patent laws  
  • American pop culture  
  • Japanese doll industry  
  • United States  
  • Japan  
Collection PublisherEarly American Museum
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
  • 1992.016.0071
  • 1992.016.0070
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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