Jan McLean

Last updated January 24, 2026

Jan McLean is a retired dollmaker from Dunedin in New Zealand.^[1]

McLean's first dolls, "Chloe" and "Phoebe" were created in 1987.^[1] In 1991, she exhibited at the American International Toy Fair in New York City,^[2] where her doll "Pansy" won a Dolls Award for Excellence.^[3]

Many of McLean's dolls are made of porcelain, but she has also produced smaller versions of the porcelain originals since 2003 in vinyl polymer, known as "Lollipop Girls".^[1]

In 2009, she retired from dollmaking.

References

1 2 3 Biography Archived 24 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine , www.janmcleandolls.info. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
↑ Brewer, Susan (2010). Collecting Classic Girl's Toys. Remember When, Incorporated. p. 259. ISBN 978-1844680689.
↑ "Jan McLean". Her magazine. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

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[JMcL-1] 1 2 3 Biography Archived 24 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine , www.janmcleandolls.info. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[2] Brewer, Susan (2010). Collecting Classic Girl's Toys. Remember When, Incorporated. p. 259. ISBN 978-1844680689.

[3] "Jan McLean". Her magazine. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

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