The Heart of the Tree: Early Wooden Dolls To the 1850s

This book shows the reader what dolls were like from early America to the 1850's. The Heart of the Tree explores the incredible history of early wooden dolls as seen through the collection of the Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art as researched by Curator Jill Gorman and Director Rosalie Whyel. Take a visual and historical peek at what childhood would have been like from the 1680s to the 1850s. Featured are rare and exceptional dolls and religious figures from Europe and the New World. 160-page full color hardcover.