Product Description: This is the classic antebellum doll that is actually two dolls in one. Our Topsy-Turvy Doll Kit (4716) includes pattern, instructions, fabric, stuffing, lace, yarn, turning stick, embroidery floss, needle, thread and historical background of the the doll. Fabrics will vary. Finished doll is approximately 14 inches in length. Topsy-Turvy Dolls became popular in the southern United States around the time preceding the American Civil War. These dolls could have been made for slave children by their mothers so they could have a "hidden doll" when the master was around. Or, the dolls could have beeen made for the child(ren) of the slave owner so that they could roll play. The specific reason(s) and origin for these "turnabout dolls" are unknown, but they became very popular dolls.