- published: 29 Feb 2016
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A doll is a model of a human being, often used as a toy for children. Dolls have traditionally been used in magic and religious rituals throughout the world, and traditional dolls made of materials like clay and wood are found in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe. The earliest documented dolls go back to the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome. Dolls being used as toys was documented in Greece around 100AD. They have been made as crude, rudimentary playthings as well as elaborate art. Modern doll manufacturing has its roots in Germany going back to the 15th century. With industrialization and the appearance of new materials like porcelain and plastic, dolls were increasingly mass produced. During the 20th century dolls became increasingly popular as collectibles.
The earliest dolls were made from available materials like clay, stone, wood, bone, ivory, leather, wax, etc. Archaeological evidence places dolls as foremost candidate for oldest known toy. Wooden paddle dolls have been found in Egyptian tombs which date to as early as 2000 BCE. Dolls with movable limbs and removable clothing date back to at least 200 BCE. Greek dolls were made of clay and articulated at the hips and shoulders. There are stories from ancient Greece around 100AD that show that dolls were used by little girls as playthings. In Rome dolls were made of clay, wood or ivory. Dolls have been found in the graves of Roman children. Like children today, the younger members of Roman civilization would have dressed their dolls according to the latest fashions. When Greek and Roman girls got married they would dedicate their doll to a Goddess.Rag dolls are traditionally home-made from spare scraps of cloth material. Roman rag dolls have been found dating back to 300BC.
Actors: Conor Dwane (actor), Nick Folley (producer), Nick Folley (director), Nick Folley (editor), Sean O'Regan (actor), Lorraine Comiskey (actor), Jodie Condon (actor), Rachael Cullen (actor), Ben Dreivers (actor), Owen Hennessy (actor), Elisa Innocenti (actor), John Kavanagh (actor), Cillian Nugent (actor), Liana O'Riordan (actor), Sadbh O'Sullivan (actor),
Plot: My homage to that 1960s genre of short tales of mystery. Not horror as we understand the genre today, rather, tales of 'otherworldliness' where the unseen 'other' world intrudes into our modern, bustling existence when we least expect it; hidden away in eccentric antique shops and side streets waiting for our unwary feet to stumble there...
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Conor Dwane (actor), Nick Folley (producer), Nick Folley (director), Nick Folley (editor), Sean O'Regan (actor), Lorraine Comiskey (actor), Jodie Condon (actor), Rachael Cullen (actor), Ben Dreivers (actor), Owen Hennessy (actor), Elisa Innocenti (actor), John Kavanagh (actor), Cillian Nugent (actor), Liana O'Riordan (actor), Sadbh O'Sullivan (actor),
Plot: My homage to that 1960s genre of short tales of mystery. Not horror as we understand the genre today, rather, tales of 'otherworldliness' where the unseen 'other' world intrudes into our modern, bustling existence when we least expect it; hidden away in eccentric antique shops and side streets waiting for our unwary feet to stumble there...
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Conor Dwane (actor), Nick Folley (producer), Nick Folley (director), Nick Folley (editor), Sean O'Regan (actor), Lorraine Comiskey (actor), Jodie Condon (actor), Rachael Cullen (actor), Ben Dreivers (actor), Owen Hennessy (actor), Elisa Innocenti (actor), John Kavanagh (actor), Cillian Nugent (actor), Liana O'Riordan (actor), Sadbh O'Sullivan (actor),
Plot: My homage to that 1960s genre of short tales of mystery. Not horror as we understand the genre today, rather, tales of 'otherworldliness' where the unseen 'other' world intrudes into our modern, bustling existence when we least expect it; hidden away in eccentric antique shops and side streets waiting for our unwary feet to stumble there...
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Conor Dwane (actor), Nick Folley (producer), Nick Folley (director), Nick Folley (editor), Sean O'Regan (actor), Lorraine Comiskey (actor), Jodie Condon (actor), Rachael Cullen (actor), Ben Dreivers (actor), Owen Hennessy (actor), Elisa Innocenti (actor), John Kavanagh (actor), Cillian Nugent (actor), Liana O'Riordan (actor), Sadbh O'Sullivan (actor),
Plot: My homage to that 1960s genre of short tales of mystery. Not horror as we understand the genre today, rather, tales of 'otherworldliness' where the unseen 'other' world intrudes into our modern, bustling existence when we least expect it; hidden away in eccentric antique shops and side streets waiting for our unwary feet to stumble there...
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Conor Dwane (actor), Nick Folley (producer), Nick Folley (director), Nick Folley (editor), Sean O'Regan (actor), Lorraine Comiskey (actor), Jodie Condon (actor), Rachael Cullen (actor), Ben Dreivers (actor), Owen Hennessy (actor), Elisa Innocenti (actor), John Kavanagh (actor), Cillian Nugent (actor), Liana O'Riordan (actor), Sadbh O'Sullivan (actor),
Plot: My homage to that 1960s genre of short tales of mystery. Not horror as we understand the genre today, rather, tales of 'otherworldliness' where the unseen 'other' world intrudes into our modern, bustling existence when we least expect it; hidden away in eccentric antique shops and side streets waiting for our unwary feet to stumble there...
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Conor Dwane (actor), Nick Folley (producer), Nick Folley (director), Nick Folley (editor), Sean O'Regan (actor), Lorraine Comiskey (actor), Jodie Condon (actor), Rachael Cullen (actor), Ben Dreivers (actor), Owen Hennessy (actor), Elisa Innocenti (actor), John Kavanagh (actor), Cillian Nugent (actor), Liana O'Riordan (actor), Sadbh O'Sullivan (actor),
Plot: My homage to that 1960s genre of short tales of mystery. Not horror as we understand the genre today, rather, tales of 'otherworldliness' where the unseen 'other' world intrudes into our modern, bustling existence when we least expect it; hidden away in eccentric antique shops and side streets waiting for our unwary feet to stumble there...
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Conor Dwane (actor), Nick Folley (producer), Nick Folley (director), Nick Folley (editor), Sean O'Regan (actor), Lorraine Comiskey (actor), Jodie Condon (actor), Rachael Cullen (actor), Ben Dreivers (actor), Owen Hennessy (actor), Elisa Innocenti (actor), John Kavanagh (actor), Cillian Nugent (actor), Liana O'Riordan (actor), Sadbh O'Sullivan (actor),
Plot: My homage to that 1960s genre of short tales of mystery. Not horror as we understand the genre today, rather, tales of 'otherworldliness' where the unseen 'other' world intrudes into our modern, bustling existence when we least expect it; hidden away in eccentric antique shops and side streets waiting for our unwary feet to stumble there...
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Conor Dwane (actor), Nick Folley (producer), Nick Folley (director), Nick Folley (editor), Sean O'Regan (actor), Lorraine Comiskey (actor), Jodie Condon (actor), Rachael Cullen (actor), Ben Dreivers (actor), Owen Hennessy (actor), Elisa Innocenti (actor), John Kavanagh (actor), Cillian Nugent (actor), Liana O'Riordan (actor), Sadbh O'Sullivan (actor),
Plot: My homage to that 1960s genre of short tales of mystery. Not horror as we understand the genre today, rather, tales of 'otherworldliness' where the unseen 'other' world intrudes into our modern, bustling existence when we least expect it; hidden away in eccentric antique shops and side streets waiting for our unwary feet to stumble there...
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Kevin MacLeod (composer), Justin Bell (composer), Chris Nebergall (actor), Chris Nebergall (actor), Joanna Tsang (producer), Flora Tsang (writer), Flora Tsang (writer), Joanna Tsang (writer), Joanna Tsang (writer), Joanna Tsang (editor), Chris Nebergall (actor), Flora Tsang (director), Flora Tsang (editor), Josh Domingo (actor), Danielle Phan (editor),
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Hallam Cooley (actor), Martha Mattox (actress), Lydia Yeamans Titus (actress), Luther Reed (writer), Robert G. Vignola (director), Ralph Faulkner (miscellaneous crew), Thomas Jefferson (actor), Antrim Short (actor), Forrest Stanley (actor), Marion Davies (actress), June Elvidge (actress), Aileen Manning (actress), Truly Shattuck (actress), Johnny Dooley (actor), Sophie Kerr (writer),
Plot: Prudence Cole is an unsophisticated Quaker girl being raised by her two aunts. Prudence is flirted with by snobbish Henry Garrison, who actually disdains the girl for her lack of worldliness and savoir faire. When Henry and his friends try to embarrass her at a posh resort, Prudence turns the tables on them.
Keywords: 1920s, artist, assistant, aunt-niece-relationship, charade, cigarette-smoking, doll, dress-designer, drinking, drunkenness