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All-Bisque Japanese Baby Doll

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Title
All-Bisque Japanese Baby Doll
Coverage-Year
  • 1915/unknown
  • After 1915/
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
  • How we learn about communities
  • American communities in history
  • Communities and Geography
  • World War I
Learning Standards
  • 16 History
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society
  • 18 Social Systems
  • 15 Economics
Resource Type
Still image
Subject / Keywords
  • Japan  
  • United States  
  • Japanese doll industry  
  • American pop culture  
  • Patent laws  
  • All-bisque dolls  
  • Japanese exports  
  • World War I  
Collection Publisher
Early American Museum
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • 1992.016.0070
  • 1992.016.0071
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleAll-Bisque Japanese Baby Doll
Coverage-Year
  • 1915/unknown
  • After 1915/
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
  • How we learn about communities
  • American communities in history
  • Communities and Geography
  • World War I
Learning Standards
  • 16 History
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society
  • 18 Social Systems
  • 15 Economics
Resource TypeStill image
Subject / Keywords
  • Japan  
  • United States  
  • Japanese doll industry  
  • American pop culture  
  • Patent laws  
  • All-bisque dolls  
  • Japanese exports  
  • World War I  
Collection PublisherEarly American Museum
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • 1992.016.0070
  • 1992.016.0071
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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