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Trine Von Charlot Byj

Girl Doll
1957 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

vinyl doll with reverse socket head, jointed at neck, shoulders and hips, red rooted saran hair
facial features moulded and painted with round cheeks, a toothy smile and highlighted green eyes
dressed in a green and white checked cotton dress
white cotton petticoat with a a red heart shaped patch and elasticated waist
long drawers of salmon pink cotton, elasticated waist
salmon pink cotton kerchief with black and white print, green ribbon in hair
on right wrist is a shamrock shaped green and white tag on red string
clipped to back of dress is price label

Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 7 parts.

  • Doll
  • Label
  • Price Tag
  • Dress
  • Petticoat
  • Drawers
  • Kerchief
Titles
  • Trine Von Charlot Byj (manufacturer's title)
  • Hummel (series title)
Materials and techniques
moulded soft vinyl, cotton fabrics
Brief description
Trine, W Goebel, W German, 1957
Physical description
vinyl doll with reverse socket head, jointed at neck, shoulders and hips, red rooted saran hair
facial features moulded and painted with round cheeks, a toothy smile and highlighted green eyes
dressed in a green and white checked cotton dress
white cotton petticoat with a a red heart shaped patch and elasticated waist
long drawers of salmon pink cotton, elasticated waist
salmon pink cotton kerchief with black and white print, green ribbon in hair
on right wrist is a shamrock shaped green and white tag on red string
clipped to back of dress is price label
Dimensions
  • Height: 11in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
2901
Marks and inscriptions
  • 2901 / ©W GOEBEL 1957 (nape; moulded)
  • V with dot inside / ©W GOEBEL / 1957 / Charlot Byj (signature) (body; moulded)
  • Trine von Charlot Byj / ©by W Goebel / Oeslau / W Germany (one side of label; printed)
  • Hummel- / werk / V with a dot inside / Eingetr ./ wareenzeichen (one side of label; printed)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

W Goebel, a large porcelain factory, has made dolls off and on for almost two hundred years. More recently has been known for its Hummel figurines and dolls based on the characters. This one is similar to the Hummel group and bears the name on the back. Designed by Charlot Byj. The doll is a caricature toddler girl with stubby hands and feet and raised big toe.
Production
Designed by Charlot Byj
marked W Germany

Reason For Production: retail
Associated object
B.1555:1-1999 (Version)
Collection
Accession number
B.1554:1-1999

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Record createdSeptember 25, 2000
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