Before revision: German Alt Beck & Gottschalck parian doll with glass eyesCieslik, Jurgen Marianne, German Doll Encyclopedia 1800-1939, Hobby House Press, 1985, pg 6A parian doll, sometimes mistakenly referred to as a Dresden doll, was a type of doll manufactured primarily in Germany , from around 1860 to 1880.
After revision: German Alt Beck & Gottschalck parian doll with glass eyesCieslik, Jurgen eyesPhoto credit: from the collection of Kathy Turner"Parian" is a term misapplied to a type of bisque shoulder head dollsin the last quarter of the 19th century manufactured primarily in Germany , from around 1860 to 1880.