When you're holding an infant baby doll from The Middleton Doll Company, everything about the tiny work of art feels real. From the facial features to the weight and balance of the body, it feels real. Every year, Middleton Doll introduces more than 100 new dolls in various skin tones, eye colors, hair colors, and sizes. It goes with out saying that these collectible baby dolls make a great gift. Can you believe the lifelike features in these handcrafted Middleton baby dolls? Have you seen the accessories available for Middleton dolls, like Middleton Doll furniture and Middleton Doll clothes?<br />
The Artist Studio Collection includes beautiful limited edition dolls, individually hand numbered. Each Middleton baby doll is sculpted by one of our award-winning artists and produced in vinyl. Middleton dolls are hand painted, lashed and produced with the same delicate care they were sculpted with. They are jointed and weighted in the appropriate place to make them feel like a real baby. These are treasured collectible baby dolls that will become priceless heirlooms for years.<br />
In 2007, Middleton Doll Company introduced Middleton doll furniture, bedding & décor that have been beautifully crafted with quality in mind. The line includes baby doll cribs, baby doll rocking chairs, baby doll benches, bedding, sleigh beds, décor sets, Middleton doll clothes, lamps and pretend stoves and refrigerators. These items compliment any PlayBaby's play space or are perfect for displaying dolls.<br />
The Middleton NOW Doll collection of collector-quality dolls has been safety tested for children aged three and up. While still committed to our Artist Studio Collection dolls with ageless designs, Middleton NOW dolls reflect a more modern and trendy look at an affordable price with the same collector-quality in mind. Middleton NOW dolls bridges the gap between our Artist Studio Collection and Middleton PlayBabies.<br />
The Middleton PlayBabies line has been specially designed to reflect the stages of a young girl's physical and character development. Little girls will learn how to love and nurture these incredible life-like PlayBabies. With over thirty models all in various hair, eye and skin tone combinations, Middleton Doll will be ready for any stage of play with a doll that is just right for any aged "mommy."<br />
Middleton Doll Company captured the beauty and innocence of childhood more than 30 years ago, and the company's commitment to quality continues today. Starting with the unique artistry of its founder, Lee Middleton, the company is recognized by doll enthusiasts as the industry leader of vinyl collectible baby dolls. Every year, Middleton Doll introduces more than 100 new Middleton baby dolls in various skin tones, eye colors, hair colors, and sizes. Designed to look like real babies, each doll by Middleton Doll Company is sculpted by an award-winning doll artist who incorporates incredible detail into every crease, fold, and curve. Dolls by Middleton Doll set the standard for excellence.<br />
Lee Middleton sculpted her first dolls to look like her own two children, and soon, relatives and friends asked Lee to sculpt dolls that looked like their children. Word spread quickly about Lee's talent and she soon found herself in charge of an unexpected "cottage industry." <br />
Middleton Doll Co continued to lead the vinyl doll industry for more than a decade, but in 1997 an unexpected shock forced employees to examine the future of the company. Lee suddenly died of a heart attack. Company officials had little time to mourn Lee's death. They had to find another doll artist who could create the lifelike faces that made Lee's dolls tops in the industry.<br />
Be it divine intervention, or a just a stroke of good luck, a little known Canadian doll artist would soon take Middleton Doll in a whole new direction. In 1998, a death in the family almost kept Canadian doll artist Reva Schick from showing her dolls at the International Toy Fair in New York. Fortunately for Middleton Doll Company, Reva's sisters-in-law recognized her talent and insisted that they show the dolls for her. At Toy Fair, several companies expressed interest in Reva's work, but only Middleton Doll Co was a perfect fit for Reva. Just like Lee, Reva has a strong religious background and credits her artistic talents to God. Lee always tucked a tiny Bible into each doll box, and Reva wanted to be the one to continue that tradition.<br />
Gifted doll artists Reva Schick, Eva Helland, Jane Pinkstaff, Michelle Fagan, Pat Moulton as well as many others joining the Middleton Doll family of artists insures the continuing development of incredibly life-like dolls, which create intense emotional bonds between collector and doll. The line also includes Middleton doll furniture, like baby doll cribs, baby doll rocking chairs, baby doll benches, bedding, sleigh beds, décor sets, Middleton doll clothes, lamps and pretend stoves and refrigerators.
