My Dream Baby
Doll Called Alice
1930-1934 (manufactured)
1930-1934 (manufactured)
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card box, printed with illustrations of toys and dolls; blue inside with paper lace frill around top edge
moulded composition socket head and bent limb body, glass sleeping eyes, painted hair and facial features; open mouth showing lower teeth
clothing:
jacket and bonnet, stiffened white gauze with cream wool trim
dress and petticoat, same fabric
underpetticoat, drawers and chemise, white cotton
bootees of cream knitted wool with ribbon ties
moulded composition socket head and bent limb body, glass sleeping eyes, painted hair and facial features; open mouth showing lower teeth
clothing:
jacket and bonnet, stiffened white gauze with cream wool trim
dress and petticoat, same fabric
underpetticoat, drawers and chemise, white cotton
bootees of cream knitted wool with ribbon ties
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | printed card, moulded composition, glass, cloth |
| Brief description | My Dream Baby, composition, Armand Marseille, German, 1930-34 |
| Physical description | card box, printed with illustrations of toys and dolls; blue inside with paper lace frill around top edge moulded composition socket head and bent limb body, glass sleeping eyes, painted hair and facial features; open mouth showing lower teeth clothing: jacket and bonnet, stiffened white gauze with cream wool trim dress and petticoat, same fabric underpetticoat, drawers and chemise, white cotton bootees of cream knitted wool with ribbon ties |
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| Production type | mass produced |
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| Object history | This was a Christmas present in 1933 or 1934, given to the donor by her Aunt Alice. |
| Historical context | This type of doll was used by the Singer Sewing Machine Company as a model for clothes sewn on their machines. My Dream Baby dolls were registered in 1924/5 and made in both bisque and composition (usually later in date) and in four colours. 351 = open mouthed version |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
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| Accession number | MISC.406-1985 |
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| Record created | February 14, 2001 |
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