The Post Library is pleased to announce a special addition to its annual display of 

antique Christmas decorations from the Winfred and Elizabeth Post collection.  This 

month also features a dazzling showcase of reproduction 19th century French dolls 

collected by Don and Becky Freeman.  Life-size bisque dolls are exquisitely attired in 

historic costume and arranged in life-like settings.  For instance, an infant decked out 

in a christening gown rides in a 19th century baby carriage.  The original dolls were actually

used as mannequins in 19th century France to advertise the latest Paris fashions.  The

collection demonstrates the variations in the bisque molds and hand painting used 

to craft the delicately-featured faces.  Famous French doll makers included in the exhibit

are Bru, Delcroix, Gaultier, Halopeau, Jumeau, Schmitt et Fils, Steiner, and Thuillier.