Dressed doll

Physical description

[Doll] moulded bisque swivel head and shoulder plate and lower arms, with a fully jointed body of kid over wood and composition; inset blue glass eyes, mohair wig. The body is very finely jointed including a waist joint.
clothing:
dress, bodice and skirt
undergarments, cotton
flannel
stays
one earring
one shoe

Place of Origin

Germany (made)

Date

ca. 1880 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

[Doll] bisque, kid, wood, composition, glass, mohair

Dimensions

[Doll] height: 15.5 in

Object history note

Given by Mrs H Staveley-Hill

Historical context note

[Doll] With this doll came the remains of a bright green paper covered box with a label on one end. The label bears the name MAQUETTE, the trade name of a German doll maker who patented a body in 1890. However, this doll bears no resemblance to the body described.

Descriptive line

Doll dressed in fashionable clothes, German, about 1880

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

German Doll Encyclopedia

Materials

Wood; Glass; Mohair; Bisque; Kid

Techniques

Moulded

Production Type

[Doll] mass produced

Collection code

MoC