Tim, 
there are few archaeological publications discussing dolls. Below is a start:

Brooks, Robert L.
2001   Bisque dolls in the archaeological record: a collection from the town of Ingersoll. Chronicles of Oklahoma 79(3): 288-297.

Davis, Laura M.
1993   China Heads: Glazed Porcelain Dolls From 1840 to 1890. Quarterly Bulletin of the Archaeological Society 48(2): 73-87. Note, an important erratum to this essay was published in the next issue.

Pritchett, J. and A. Pastron 
1983 Ceramic Dolls as Chronological Indicators: Implications from a San Francisco Dump Site. In Forgotten Places and Things: Archaeological Prospects on American History, pp 321-324. Albert E. Ward, editor. Contributions to Anthropological Studies No. 3. Center for Anthro. Studies, Albuquerque, NM. 

L Moore
  
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> Date: 2005/11/02 Wed PM 01:10:28 EST
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> Wouldn't it be great to have an archaeological guide to identifying  
> the parts of dolls that show up so frequently on dig sites?  Imagine  
> a single book that explained how to start with a piece of a porcelain  
> head, or a foot, or even just a thigh, and say something meaningful  
> other than just "ceramic, porcelain, toy, doll part."  in your  
> catalog?  The author could also overview the academic discourse about  
> dolls and the material world: gender, ethnicity, class, nationality,  
> sexuality, and so on...  This would create an entry point for any  
> archaeological or material culture researcher into this portion of  
> the material world!
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> Wouldn't that be great?
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> And marbles also! Jacks and doll house ceramics too!
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