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Paper doll with cut-out clothing outfits on gray background – Vintage Print

Paper doll with cut-out clothing outfits on gray background — historic image
Paper doll with cut-out clothing outfits on gray background. Historic image from the Family Life collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

This rare historic image captures Paper doll with cut-out clothing outfits on gray background in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.

Paper doll with cut-out clothing outfits on gray background

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A paper doll with a set of cut-out outfits laid out against a plain gray ground makes a small, careful record of how clothing was imagined and taught. Paper dolls with interchangeable dresses, coats and hats were popular with children for well over a century, and they often mirrored the fashions of adult life in their own day. Lay-out sheets like this one show how dress was built from separate pieces, which is why they still appeal to researchers of costume and to anyone curious about everyday play.

Original scan1,456 × 1,155 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
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