My Dream Baby

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Artist/Maker	Armand Marseille (manufacturer)
Place of origin	Germany (manufactured)

moulded composition socket head with bent limb body, painted facial features, open mouth showing teeth, moulded and painted hair and glass sleeping eyes
dressed in real baby clothes - Misc.549:1-10-1984

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Object type	Baby doll
Titles	My Dream Baby (manufacturer's title) Baby Doll (popular title) Baby
Materials and techniques	moulded composition, glass Composition Glass Moulded
Brief description	'Baby', My Dream Baby, Armand Marseille, German, 1926-30
Physical description	moulded composition socket head with bent limb body, painted facial features, open mouth showing teeth, moulded and painted hair and glass sleeping eyes dressed in real baby clothes - Misc.549:1-10-1984
Production type	mass produced
Marks and inscriptions	AM // Germany // 351/8k // 4 (nape; moulded) B 65. (body; moulded)
Object history	Called Baby by the donor who received the doll in 1929 or 1930
Historical context	My Dream Baby was registered 1924/25 with mould number 341 for closed mouth and 351 for open mouth. Produced both in bisque and composition and in four colours.
Production	Reason For Production: retail
Associated object	MISC.549:1-1984 (Source)
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	MISC.548-1984

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Record created	February 14, 2001
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O54933/my-dream-baby-baby-doll-armand-marseille/

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