black cloth dolls – DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum™

Coats and Clark Boy and Girl

This handmade pair was made by Rags and Ribbons (an independent doll artist) from a 1955 Coats and Clark “Made to be Loved Dolls” sewing pattern. #coatsandclarkpattern #handmadedoll #clothdoll #ragsandribbonsdoll #1950sclothdolls

Charlie Ragg and Annie Ragg

Charlie Ragg and Annie Ragg are 24-inch cloth dolls designed by Ann Miller Woodford who partnered with actress Esther Rolle to form the company under which the dolls were produced, E & A Enterprises. #blackragdolls #Estherrolle #clothdolls #blackclothdolls #1970sblackclothdoll #Goodtimes #EandAenterprises #AnnMillerWoodford

Dolls From Kenya

Stuffed brown cloth dolls made by Dolls From Kenya, ca. 1990s, represent the traditional hairstyles and fashions worn by modern Kenyan women. #kenyadolls #Africadolls #dollsmadeinAfrica #dollsmadeinKenya #blackclothdolls #handmadeblackclothdolls

Raggedy Ann, Raggedy Andy, and Beloved Belindy

Raggedy Ann, Raggedy Andy, and Beloved Belindy dolls are the focus of this installation. #raggedyann #raggedyandy #belovedbelindy #clothdolls #blackclothdolls #johnnygruelle #ragdolls

Handmade Grandpa Twins

16-inch handmade chubby grandpa twins from the early 1900s are featured. #blackclothdoll #handmadeclothdoll #early1900sdoll #grandpadolls #twindolls #handmadetwindolls

2017 WLBDA Club Doll

In 2017, Sue Sizemore created a limited-edition of 17 club dolls for the WLBDA Facebook group. #clubdolls #wlbda #suesizemore #clothdolls #ooakclothdolls #paintedclothdolls #artistdolls #blackclothdolls

Oil-Painted Cloth Lancaster Co. PA Doll Family

An oil-painted cloth doll trio from 1989 by C. Johnson and S. Haynes was sold through The Carriage House in Highspire, PA. #oilclothdolls #clothdolls #handmadeclothdolls #artistdolls #lancasterragdoll

Topsy Dolls

From the early-1900s through the 1960s, many doll companies chose the name, Topsy, for Black dolls and incorporated a minimum of three braids or tufts of hair on the dolls’ heads in an effort to portray the character in #UncleTomsCabin. #Topsy #Topsydolls