Bisque-headed doll
Gebrüder Heubach
Category
Dolls
Date
circa 1910
Materials
Bisque-headed doll, wool, composition
Measurements
220 mm (width of doll sitting); 390 mm (height of doll standing); 260 mm (height of doll sitting); 150 mm (depth of doll sitting)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659613
Summary
A bisque-headed boy baby doll with painted blue black intaglio eyes, partially open mouth and moulded hair. Composition body, jointed bent arms and hands, jointed bent legs and feet. Wearing a dark green and purple knitted jumper which ties at the back of the neck with a black ribbon. Dark brown knitted knickers. Some of the fingers and toes are chipped and worn.
Marks and inscriptions
Back of head: 7/ Germany
Makers and roles
Gebrüder Heubach, maker