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This was added in by Bellsonherfingers, though reverted.
I know Bells, she is an expert in her field - so I'm copying this to the Talk Page. With some sourcing/citations, I see no reason why this can't be revised and put back in the page. Mabalu ( talk) 00:51, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
The term "Parian doll" is the current term for this type of doll - as Bells has pointed out above, Dresden doll is an archaic name and is not used by modern collectors. (there are many such archaic terms such as "Queen Anne doll" to mean any 18th century wooden doll or "Mad Alice" to refer to a wax-over composition early 1800s doll.) For example, Googling "Parian doll" has MUCH more immediate hits about this type of doll, whereas Googling "Dresden doll" doesn't. The article quoted in the references is a very antiquated/outmoded article which sounds like it was written in the 1950s or 1960s - doll scholarship has moved on vastly since then. I suggest that the main text of the article be moved to "Parian doll" as more reflective/representative of current terminology, but am posting here before doing so so anyone who may have objections can chip in. Mabalu ( talk) 01:11, 18 February 2010 (UTC)