Shown here are a couple of 5.5 in. peg-wooden dolls, 1980’s reproductions by Shackman of dolls that were popular in America in the 1850’s. They have the hinged joints of the originals.  Even Princess Victoria of England was interested in such dolls. At the age of 14, she and her sewing teacher were dressing these carved wooden dolls. Thirty-two of them were dressed in hand sewn outfits by Victoria herself; some of which are now in the London Museum. The dolls were 3 to 9 in. tall, jointed at knees, hips, elbows, and shoulders. Their painted faces had the addition of a little pointed nose. They were dressed like popular celebrities of the day – dancers, singers, actresses, and members of the Court.