Papier-Mâché Doll
First made in the early nineteenth century, papier-mâché
dolls were the first dolls that could be mass produced using molds. They were
made primarily in France, Germany, and the United States. Most papier-mâché
dolls have molded, painted hair and painted eyes.
Although they were once shunned by doll collectors, the
value of papier-mache dolls has increased sharply because they are particularly
rare. They are by nature of a delicate material and more than a century old,
making them difficult to find in good condition. Papier-mâché dolls began an
era of German domination of the doll market and most famous makers of
papier-mâché dolls are German as well. However, some of the most valuable
papier-mâché dolls are made by an American maker, Ludwig Greiner.
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