Bisque-headed doll
Heinrich Handwerck (fl.1890)
Category
Dolls
Date
circa 1890
Materials
Bisque-headed doll, glass, metal, textiles
Measurements
630 mm (height)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659593
Summary
A bisque-headed doll with artificial fair hair and painted and moulded facial features. The blue glass eyes open and close. The body and limbs are composition. The shoulders, elbows and knees have ball joints, and the legs are attached at the hips by elastic. Her head has been broken and mended at some point. She wears a pale blue dress, possibly cotton or thin wool, and white cotton combinations. She has brown leather shoes fastened with a strap, with an ornamental metal buckle at the front.
Marks and inscriptions
Back of neck: (60)/ 14
Makers and roles
Heinrich Handwerck (fl.1890), maker