Suki
Doll
1914-1925 (manufactured)
1914-1925 (manufactured)
| Place of origin |
The doll has a moulded bisque shoulder head, with moulded blonde hair and blue bows, on a red cloth body. The outer limbs are also bisque, the feet moulded and painted blue to represent shoes
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Suki |
| Materials and techniques | bisque |
| Brief description | Doll with moulded hair, bisque, Japanese, 1914-25 |
| Physical description | The doll has a moulded bisque shoulder head, with moulded blonde hair and blue bows, on a red cloth body. The outer limbs are also bisque, the feet moulded and painted blue to represent shoes |
| Production type | mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | MADE IN // JAPAN (back of shoulder plate; moulded) |
| Object history | The doll was bought ca. 1926 in a shop in the Houndsditch area of London. The donor died the day after she gave the doll to the museum. |
| Historical context | With the onset of the First World War, German supplies of bisque doll became unavailable or shop with stocks refused to sell them. Importers, both British and American, turned to the Japanese potteries to make dolls for them. Japan had a porcelain production but the dolls were of poor quality and had the typical look of dolls made in the Far East for the occidental market. |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.100-1976 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2001 |
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