Kewpie
Kewpie dolls and figurines are based on illustrations by Rose O’Neill that appeared in Ladies’ Home Journal in 1909. These illustrations,which incorporated words and pictures with the recurring Kewpie characters, are considered to be early versions of the comic strip medium. The small dolls were extremely popular in the early 1900s. They were first made out of bisque and then celluloid. In 1949, Effanbee created the first hard plastic versions.
Their name, often shortened to “Kewpies”, in fact is derived from “cupid”, the Roman god [1]. The early dolls, especially signed or bisque, are highly collectible and worth thousands of dollars. The time capsule at the 1939 New York World’s Fair contained a Kewpie doll. The term “Kewpie doll” is sometimes mistakenly applied to the troll doll.
Many other articles were made using their images, like coloring and poem books, cups, plates, curios, etc. The incredible success of these characters made their creator rich and famous. It’s a rare example of a woman becoming successful in the media business at such an early date. Kewpies should not be confused with the baby-like Billiken figures that debuted in 1908.
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10" VINTAGE COMPOSITION DOLL WITH WINGS US $99.99 End Date: Monday Feb-06-2012 14:12:00 PST |
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Vintage Kewpie Doll with Pumpkin US $259.98 (8 Bids) End Date: Monday Feb-06-2012 15:42:55 PST |
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Vintage ? Bisque Kewpie w/ Red Hair Wig - Adorable! US $84.95 End Date: Monday Feb-06-2012 19:42:52 PST |
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6 KEWPIE Collectible PORCELAIN Dolls❤Tags❤MARKED❤by Danbury Mint❤NO RESERVE US $63.77 (2 Bids) End Date: Monday Feb-06-2012 19:47:20 PST |
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KEWPIE DOLL - BLACK COMPO - VINTAGE US $295.00 End Date: Monday Feb-06-2012 19:50:19 PST |
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Rose O'Neill 2.5 inch German Kewpie huggers US $50.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 6:56:05 PST |
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Huge lot of 12 Rose O'Neill items - kewpie, books, magazine, towell, cloth, etc. US $57.00 (7 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 9:08:41 PST |
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Antique Circa 1920 Rose O'Neill Child's Kewpie Bisque Doll Slippers. Very Rare! US $69.00 End Date: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 9:41:01 PST |
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Rose O'Neill's Jesco Cameo 15" Kewpie # 6144 ~ OB US $99.99 End Date: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 11:14:26 PST |
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Kewpie Rose O'Neill Cameo 13" VINTAGE Doll Purple ~ MIB US $59.95 End Date: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 11:37:38 PST |
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Kewpie Rose O'Neill Cameo 13" VINTAGE Doll Salmon ~ MIB US $59.95 End Date: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 11:37:41 PST |
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Kewpie Rose O'Neill Cameo 15" Flower Nightgown ~ MIB US $79.95 End Date: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 11:37:43 PST |
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Kewpie Rose O'Neill Jesco Cameo 11.5" 75th Anniversary US $69.95 End Date: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 11:38:25 PST |
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RARE Rose O'Neill KEWPIE Etched Glass Signed! US $235.00 End Date: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 15:13:35 PST |
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KEWPIE CUPIE CAMEO VINTAGE 1950 1960's RUBBER 16'' DOLL US $268.00 End Date: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 19:48:19 PST |
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Vintage Hard Plastic 12" KEWPIE Doll Label Blue Wings US $69.99 End Date: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 20:41:23 PST |
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Large Kewpie Cameo Doll Approx. 29 inches! US $60.00 (8 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 21:51:32 PST |
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DOLL 11" Kewpie Rose O'Neill Composition US $325.00 End Date: Tuesday Feb-07-2012 22:58:38 PST |
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Very Old Original Kewpie Doll. Unknown age. Rare US $69.99 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 7:41:58 PST |
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1992 16" inch kewpie doll in box mib cameo jesco US $100.99 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 8:43:48 PST |
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1992 11" jesco / cameo kewpie doll in box mib US $65.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 8:51:59 PST |
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1992 11" jesco / cameo kewpie doll in box mib US $69.99 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 8:54:36 PST |
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Lot of 16 Vintage Antique Kewpie Doll Dolls Porcelain Rubber Collection US $199.95 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 9:11:46 PST |
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RARE Black Jesco Cameo's Kewpie Baby Boy & Girl Dolls African American MIB US $120.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 18:33:50 PST |
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HUGE Orig Kewpie Paper Doll Set Collection 1912 + More - Uncut US $250.75 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 20:16:38 PST |
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2 Lot Vintage Old CUPIE Kewpie DOLLS 5 1/2" Rubber & 5" Bisque Jointed Arms NICE US $99.99 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 20:23:57 PST |
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Old Vintage Celluloid Fig of Kewpie Doll from Japan1930 US $85.00 End Date: Thursday Feb-09-2012 0:04:15 PST |
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Vintage Bisque Kewpie Doll Lefton Rose O'Neil RARE KW 228 Sad Face US $199.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Feb-09-2012 12:11:48 PST |
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6" Rose O'Neill Kewpie with unusual HAT Signed & 2 paper labels Circa 1913 RARE US $338.66 (4 Bids) End Date: Thursday Feb-09-2012 13:00:55 PST |
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VTG MIB Large Chubby 16" Kewpie Doll No Jo Dress Big Cameo Jesco Valentines Gift US $175.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Feb-09-2012 16:41:18 PST |
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Parade of Love Kewpies by Rose O'Neill Extra Special 1985 Jesco Kewpie Musical US $60.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Feb-09-2012 18:56:50 PST |
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LARGE Antique Vintage Original all Bisque Kewpie Doll & Adorable Dress US $102.50 (11 Bids) End Date: Thursday Feb-09-2012 19:00:22 PST |
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RARE LARGE GERMAN BISQUE KEWPIE* DOLL, ROSE O'NEILL wLABELS, GERMANY, Vtg, EXC US $164.06 (5 Bids) End Date: Thursday Feb-09-2012 19:42:33 PST |
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Eight Bisque Kewpie Piano babies US $60.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Feb-10-2012 9:56:12 PST |
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Jesco Kewpie Bride, Groom, Flower Girl & Ring Bearer! US $115.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Feb-10-2012 11:55:56 PST |
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"LQQKE" L@@K KEWPIE SEASONS DOLL BY EFFANBEE! 2001 US $59.99 End Date: Friday Feb-10-2012 12:59:57 PST |
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Vintage min bisque doll 4'' marking Germany W/ shamrock US $50.00 End Date: Friday Feb-10-2012 15:28:50 PST |
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Vintage Scandanavian Cupie Doll Face Large Very CUTE! US $59.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Feb-10-2012 18:14:48 PST |
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Rose O'Neill Kewpie In Box Size is 6 inches Tall Bisque Figurine Cute Fun New US $90.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Feb-10-2012 18:55:08 PST |
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16" JESCO Cameo's Kewpie Doll US $74.99 End Date: Friday Feb-10-2012 21:09:36 PST |
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1930's KEWPIE Doll--Rose O'Neil -- Heart Sticker US $60.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Feb-10-2012 21:31:29 PST |
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BISQUE PORCELAIN 10 in. FULLY JOINTED "SCOTTLES" KEWPIE DOLL MARKED US $59.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Friday Feb-10-2012 22:08:38 PST |
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15 Inch close mouthed Fechter Buff Color US $180.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Feb-11-2012 11:37:49 PST |
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10 Inch close mouthed Fechter long, dark brown hair US $100.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Feb-11-2012 11:37:49 PST |
Thanks to Wikipedia for the explanation.