FIRSTBORN
Baby Doll
©1982 (manufactured)
©1982 (manufactured)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
bisque flange neck head and lower limbs with a stuffed calico body; jointed at the shoulders and hips
painted facial features, blue eyes, pinkish red mouth and blond hair
painted facial features, blue eyes, pinkish red mouth and blond hair
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | FIRSTBORN (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | moulded bisque, calico |
| Brief description | Bisque and calico doll, 'Firstborn', undressed; made by Royal Doulton/Nisbet, 1982 |
| Physical description | bisque flange neck head and lower limbs with a stuffed calico body; jointed at the shoulders and hips painted facial features, blue eyes, pinkish red mouth and blond hair |
| Production type | mass produced |
| Copy number | D N 20 |
| Marks and inscriptions | (Royal Doulton double circle mark with crown above)
FIRSTBORN
COLLECTORS DOLL
D N 20
©ROYAL DOULTON
TABLEWARE LTD 1982 (nape) |
| Credit line | Given by Royal Doulton |
| Object history | The 'Firstborn' doll was one of the Heirloom Dolls created by Royal Doulton and the House of Nisbet in 1980, production ceased in 1985. The bisque parts were produced by Royal Doulton with the facial features hand painted with the bodies and clothing designed and made by the House of Nisbet. |
| Historical context | In a statement in the leaflets:- In a splendid renaissance of the Victoria tradtion of soft bodied dolls with china heads and hands, Royal Doulton and House of Nisbet have created "Heirloom Dolls". This growing collection of dolls is the fruit of a unique partnership formed towards the end of 1980. A number of leading doll authorities were brought into to advise on these dolls, including Faith Eaton, Miss Lines (of Hamleys), Dorothy and Evelyn Jane Coleman and Caroline Goodfellow. Several meetings were held in Stoke-on-Trent and the launch in 1982 was at the Savoy Hotel in London. The dolls although well produced were not successful as they fell between the gift market and the doll market. Production stopped in 1985. |
| Production | Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd Reason For Production: retail |
| Associated object | |
| Bibliographic reference | The Ultimate Doll Book, Caroline Goodfellow, Dorling Kindersley, 1993 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.149-2000 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2000 |
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