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attackfish · 2 years

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I got inspired by the Indigo exhibit at the Albuquerque museum, or more accurately my annoyance at their absolute lack of any mention of chintz in the Indian part of the exhibit, given what a central rule chintz and the European colonial thirst for it, played in the colonization of India, and the textile industry there on out. Like, if you're going to talk about the role of Indian textiles in the brutal colonization of India, and famines in the subcontinent, and you don't talk about chintz, it's a really major omission.

But anyway, since I was thinking about chintz and colonialism, it's natural that my mind turned to the American colonial period. And, shoving the brutality of that project aside, much as I am shoving aside the brutality of the process of acquiring chintz in the first place, I designed some 18th century printed cotton jacket and skirt combinations that would have been worn by middle class and relatively well off women in the English colonies as everyday wear. Initially, in in the late 17th and early 18th century, chintz, which was both from very far away, and also labor intensive to produce, highly skilled labor intensive at that, was an extremely expensive trade good, and might serve as a wealthy woman's best best dress. But as the century wore on, slave plantations in the colonies began to produce cheaper cotton, and imitation chintzes began to appear, the price came down. Nonetheless, chintz and other printed cottons remained extremely fashionable, and I would go so far as to call it the it fabric of the 18th century.

The primary influence on colonial American fashion in the English colonies, was of course English fashion, and English preferred light colored and white background floral chintzes, with relatively small patterns, and so three of these jacket and skirt combinations fit that pattern. However, there was another more localized influence on American colonial dress, in the former Dutch colony of New York, where some of the Dutch influence remained. The Dutch went wild for chintz with red backgrounds, so I included one skirt of that type. I have to confess it's my favorite.

All four jackets have low necklines filled in with a kerchief, as was fashionable at the time, and all four open in the front, and would have been pinned closed with small straight pins which would have attached the edges of the jacket not only to each other, to the wearer's stays, which at the time, were used to give women a flat fronted, somewhat conical shape.

And a bonus, I made American girl doll Felicity's original school outfit, which is also the same kind of jacket/skirt combination, though it has a higher neckline, and laces up the front instead of being pinned.

Codes:

My creator code: MA-1880-6637-0176

Blue: MO-5P4Y-M4NK-JF32

Red: MO-WXRF-T1NG-2M61

Green: MO-CNDT-8PVG-10SL

Dutch red and blue: MO-4N5G-T77R-GXBF

Felicity's school outfit: MO-LCB2-GV8V-8K67

#animal crossing new horizons #acnh #acnh design #18th century #american girl #posts i created

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anamericangirl · 2 years

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Alright, but real talk, which was your favorite American Girl Doll? I always liked Kaya, but I think Abby is my favorite of all time

ooh good question! I always liked Josefina specifically because of the doll and I liked to play with her hair.

Story wise probably Felicity or Addy. Addy was so good but that worm scene really shook me. All these years later it still horrifies me when I think about it.

#anon #answered #American Girl Doll #that's how you can tell good writing honestly

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thesokovianaccords · 2 years

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Wait, Livia, which were your two American Girl dolls??? (I was gifted a Felicity even though I was a full on Samantha girl.)

I can absolutely see you being a Samantha girl - I dont know why but it just makes sense!

I had both Kit and Kaya, but I read all the books and would peruse the catalogs for hours. A history nerd from the very beginning!

(by the by have you seen the american girl doll meme accounts on instagram? this one is my favorite: www.instagram.com%2Fhellicity_merriman)

#I was OBSESSED #I would check out entire series at a time from the library and read them all at once

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spectres-fulcrum · 3 months

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The fact that I grew up loving the Felicity American Girl doll books puts this all into perspective. Like my current AmRev phase.

Like of course I love this era. I've been loving this era since I was 9-10 and Felicity was growing up in the mid 1770s and her best friend had just moved from England and she was forced to go to stupid gentlewoman classes. And her father didn't sell tea in the store he owned but her her mother's father ran a plantation and was a staunch loyalist. And her father had a cute apprentice who dreamed of joining the army and argued when she got invited to a Christmas ball by a loyalist family but they both grew and he escorted her in the end because there's more to war than black and white there's love and family and joy.

And she stole his Sunday best breeches and ran to a farm down the street at dawn to care for the horse evil Jiggy Nye abused and it was all okay in the end, Penny was hers. Felicity was so brave.

And there was gowns and tea classes and balls and horses and a brave girl and friendship in a little majestic colonial town and it all seemed so grand. And growing up I think that I certainly understand the politics of it all a lot better(And some of the darker parts, I'm sure, like Grandfather, or possibly the "servants" the family keeps.) And definitely the fact that Felicity was surrounded by both sides, that her best friend probably moved from England to the American colonies at a very odd time(Was that ever addressed? If Elizabeth questioned?)(Maybe I wanna reread)

And I grew up and now I'm reading and learning and writing about the people Ben would've fought with, if he ever did join the army. I'm sure he did. But he would've returned back. To Williamsburg. To Felicity. I'm certain.

Like it makes complete sense I've come full circle back to the 1770s patriots after growing up with Ben and Felicity and Elizabeth. I just. Think history classes don't teach that era in a way that I vibe with that era. I can't explain it but I got very burnt out of learning about Paul Revere and when the big documents were signed who wrote them every single year. Like if I never hear the name Benjamin Franklin again I'd be fine lmao.

(I'm a much bigger small scale girlie: People, relationships, daily life vs battles and documents and other "what defines a legacy" type shit)

(I also loved watching Liberty Kids when I did happen to catch it and that was much more war based and holy shit the colonial era/AmRev HAS always been my favorite era of US history school just fucked it up for me except for my US Politics class)

~Musings of an American girl ca. 2024

#Musings #It's amazing how much this current phase is like #putting a puzzle piece in and making sense of and connecting a lot of my interests #Felicity american girl #My history classes were very very repetitive it felt like #A lot of the same eras year after year #idk it's just like #where we come from #i care less about the documents and battles and more about the people and the love that made our states

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emilybennet · 2 years

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Hello!!!

Hi! I’m Meg, I’m a twenty-something, and just getting back into AG!

As a kid, I was really into all kinds of dolls. I always wanted an American Girl doll but we could never really afford it. I still read all the book series which really helped me develop a love for both reading and history! Addy and Samantha were my favorites! Their stories were so intriguing and helped me appreciate periods of history that at the time were unfamiliar to me.

When I was 11 years old, my parents put away a little bit of money and let me choose whatever doll I wanted so I chose Emily! Even though Molly’s series was not my favorite, I was completely enamored with the doll who also had red hair and blue eyes and lived during the same time period my grandmother did. I had a friend who around that same time got the GOTY Jess and for the next 4 or so years we played with them almost every day. (during this time, another friend felt she had grown out of her dolls and gave me a huge amount of things including Jess, Nicki, Samantha, and a JLY)

Then came high school and even though I still loved dolls, I felt really pressured to stop playing with them. I knew I could never give her away so I packed everything up and put it in my parents attic. Emily however got a special box and I kept her under my bed with her penguin stuffed animal. I’d take her out from time to time, especially on days where I was feeling lonely because she always brought me such comfort.

Fast forward 10 years and I had graduated college and was moving into my own apartment. I took Emily with me just to have that extra bit of comfort and home. A year or so went by and Courtney came out with the Molly doll accessory. Something in my brain said I had to get it for Emily. Then while on the website I also saw the Ireland travel outfit and knew she needed that too. The day they came brought me so much joy, like indescribable joy. I texted my mom and told her I hadn’t felt that happy excitement in years! And now... here I am down the rabbit hole and having so much fun. I ended up buying a Molly doll so Emily could also have a friend and recently got a Felicity as well to join the crew!

I had no idea this community on tumblr even existed but I’m so excited to see everyone else and its given me so much confidence in who I am!

I’m hoping to post some pictures of all the little projects I’ve been doing with them!

#about me #agblr #american girl dolls

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akinas-shave-ice · 3 years

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which song from the AG musicals is you favorite for each girl?

here’s mine ^_^

(and a blank version!)

#nellie’s shoes is my all time favorite it’s just so good #american girl #ag #ag dolls #american girl dolls #ag doll #american girl doll #felicity merriman #josefina montoya #kirsten larson #addy walker #samantha parkington #kit kittredge #molly mcintire #the american girls revue #american girls revue #circle of friends

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desertdollranch · 1 year

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I’m curious how many mini American girl dolls you have. I still have all the ones I was gifted as a child. My favorites were Kaya, Samantha and her friend Nellie, Felicity, and Kit. My only big dolls from American girl were Molly and a bitty baby. I loved looking at the catalogs I’d get in the mail. (For more context in which ones I grew up with I’m 24). Also, thanks for sharing all your dolls with us. I love the photos you take :)

Awww thanks! I have 10 mini AG dolls and one Lori doll (Battat brand). I love them! Here are my modern girls with them, at their meeting of the American Girls Fan Club.

Three of my minis are Josefina, in three different outfits. Four of them are from my childhood, three were given to me by my grandma when she was downsizing her collection, and one I bought at my first visit to an American Girl Place store.

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pleasantville-publications · 2 years

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midsummerdolls · 2 years

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My Doll House!😊

Yes!! I have a doll house! It’s been around for years (like... four or five years?) at this point, but it was extremely messy and I finally got around to cleaning it. It’s made out of two folding tables bought at walmart, and the walls are made out of tri-fold poster board! The floors are a mismatch of different things including tile I found in my barn, extra hardwood, and posterboard/paper. A small tour is under the cut!

Room 1: Living Room

Felicity welcomes you to the midsummerdolls household! This room is probably my least favorite in the whole dollhouse; it’s small, and most of the furniture was made by 12 year old me. It works though, so it’s fine!

Room 2: Kitchen

Lennon is busy in the kitchen! The furniture in here is from a wide variety of sources: flea markets, American Girl, and crafted by younger me.

Room 3: ??? Study? Office? Who knows!

Makvala is here to show you this room! I honestly didn’t know what to do with this room. I considered making it a bedroom, but I want to keep the bedrooms on the second floor. Again, the furniture is a mismatch of things. The table in the back is Felicity’s dining table, which I found in pretty rough shape and glued back together. It’s not perfect, but it’s fine. This room is my favorite!

Room 4: Bathroom/laundry room

Nate is here to show you the bathroom! Most of the furniture in here was crafted by middle school me (and thus is out of shot) but the bathtub is an old American Girl item!

Room 5: The historical room

Cécile is here to show you the “historical room” Most of the furniture in this room is American Girl, and it’s the bedroom of my pre-1900’s characters.

Room 6: The boy’s room

Andrés is here to show you the boy’s room. They’re lucky, two people sharing a room! Most of the stuff in this room was found at Flea markets.

Room 7: Post 1900 doll room

Anuli is here to show off her new room! She shares this room with all of my post-1900 historical characters. Most of the furniture in here was found in the barn behind my house, but the bed is from American Girl. This is my favorite bedroom.

Room 8: Modern girl’s room

Aalia is here in her bedroom! She shares this room with all of my modern girls. Most of what is in here was thrifted/crafted, but I believe the table is from American Girl. This walls of this room are pretty barren, so there’s some decorating I’ll need to do in the future. Honestly, this is my least favorite bedroom.

Thanks for stopping by!

#american girl #american girl doll #American Girl dolls

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autisticshadowthehedgehog · 2 years

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im bored and autistic so. sonic girls w/ the american girl doll they’d have

Amy Rose: Amy’s one of those kids who thinks Samantha and Felicity are the epitome of feminism (and she’s right). Samantha is her favorite overall but she also really loves Courtney

Sally Acorn: Vibes a lot with Nanea for ~some reason~ (ptsd from shocking attack on their home + dad issues)

Bunnie Rabbot: She’s a Marie-Grace and Cécile girl

Dulcy: She’s into #Courtney1986 mainly bc Courtney is just as awkward as her. for similar reasons she also likes Maryellen

Nicole: "I just relate to Kirsten a lot” “the one who’s sad all the time?” “Yea”

Lupe: *holding up a Kaya doll* “I just think she’s me” “Do you mean neat?” “No”

Julie Su: She really loves Julie and not just bc they share a name, they just have the same friggin vibes all around

Sonia: When i saw the first ep of Sonic Underground I saw Sonia’s first scene and then said “oh she’s just Samantha Parkington” so. yea. Though I feel like she’d also be into Julie

Tikal: Tikal thinks Melody is the COOLEST SHIT

Maria: She LOVES Maryellen; she’s into all the dolls but she heard Maryellen was disabled from illness and got super invested.

Rouge: “If Rebecca isn’t your favorite you’re wrong”

Cream: Josefina all the way. She plays with her Josefina doll and Cheese plays with the lil Sombrita toy

Cosmo: oh she loves Emily more than life itself. Also relates a lot to Kirsten

Blaze: She connects a lot to Cécile and Samantha but ultimately her favorite is Addy, with Kaya coming in close second

Wave: She would tell you her favorite is Nellie, Maryellen or Courtney for their engineering minds. Her actual favorite is Molly for being a lil shit

Elise: forget what i said earlier she’s a Nellie/Emily girl

Marine: She’s a Caroline girl through-and-through, sailors gotta stick together! Though she does have a soft spot for fellow islander Nanea.

Shade: “Ivy Ling should have been the mainline 70s doll and I will die on this hill” also she’s just as obsessed with Addy

Sticks: “American Girl Dolls are capitalist as fuck” “You have a Kit doll right there” “She doesn’t count”

Zooey: Has a Ruthie and goes over to Sticks’s burrow to take pictures of her and Kit together

Tangle: Oh Tangle is one of Those Kids™ who got turned into a lesbian feminist by Felicity Merriman

Whisper: She has a Kirsten and an Emily and if anything happened to them she’d kill everyone on this planet

Jewel: “I don’t know how to say this but everything about Ruthie is just. my life”

Jojo: absolutely has a Melody doll

Belle: she’s almost as attached to Maryellen as Maria is

Surge: “no Shade’s right Ivy was robbed”

#american girl #sonic the hedgehog #mine #sonic squad

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storyofmychoices · 3 years

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Postoperative Care (an Olivia Hadley Story)

[Bryce Lahela x Olivia Hadley Masterlist] [All things Olivia Hadley]

[Future] Pairing: Bryce Lahela x Olivia Hadley (F!OC) Other Characters: Felicity Merriman, Cameron Hadley Book: Open Heart: Prequel Rating: General, comfort/care Word Count: <450 Prompts: @choicesaugustchallenge : creamsicle ; @openheartfanfics : about the past

Synopsis: Olivia treats a patient who's had a tonsillectomy.

"How are you feeling?" Olivia questioned, holding a stethoscope to Felicity's chest. "Everything sounds good."

She stifled her cough and cleared her throat as she went back to consoling her patient. "It's okay, Lissy. I know your throat hurts, but it'll feel better soon. Promise! I think this will help." Her smile widened as she held out a bright orange creamsicle. "Remember, I told you the best part of a tonsil—umm—tonsillectomy is all the ice cream!" Her happiness faded, her voice cracking into a loud cough.

"Livy—" Mrs. Hadley sat beside her daughter, sliding her warm palm affectionately over her back. "Come here."

Olivia wiped the back of her hand over her eyes as she curled into her mom. "It hurts, mommy."

"I know, baby. Maybe you and Felicity can share the ice pop?" She gestured to the creamsicle that Olivia had offered to her American Girl doll. "I remember hearing a really smart doctor say that the best part of a tonsillectomy is all the ice cream."

Olivia slipped the orange pop in her mouth, the cooling sensation it offered starting to take the edge off. Her breathing eased and her eyes closed as a tear slipped silently down her cheek.

"Better?" Mrs. Hadley wiped her daughter's cheek as she nodded in reply. "You've been so brave, my sweet girl. I'm so proud of you. Do you know that?"

"Reawwy?" The word was muffled as Olivia tried talking with the frozen treat still in her mouth.

"Of course! What other five-year-old can say tonsillectomy, huh?" Her attention shifted to Felicity, who was tucked safely into bed with Olivia's favorite storybook and a water bottle next to her. Olivia's medical playset was open, and various tools had been set out. She shook her head in adoration of her daughter. "You're going to be an amazing doctor one day. I just know it."

Olivia's eyes brightened, her lips curling up at her mother's words.

"Do you know how I know?" She lowered her voice as if it were a secret.

Olivia shook her head, listening intently as she continued enjoying her creamsicle.

Mrs. Hadley brushed her daughter's deep red hair back behind her shoulders. "I know it, because you already are one. I'm sure Felicity would agree that Doctor Olivia Hadley is just the best there is. Her sunshine personality and heart of gold will help save the world one patient at a time."

Olivia threw her arms around her mom, hugging her close.

Mrs. Hadley pressed a kiss on the crown of her daughter's head, tenderly stroking her hair as Olivia rested in her lap, recuperating from her first major surgery.

I don't know if I'll write Kid!Olivia again, but I hope you enjoyed this little drabble.

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