Bisque-headed doll
Societe Francaise de Fabrication de Bebes et Jouets
Category
Dolls
Date
circa 1905
Materials
Bisque headed doll, leather, textiles
Measurements
545 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659658
Summary
A SFBJ 'walking, talking, kiss-throwing' bisque-headed doll with open and shut glass eyes, open mouth with teeth. Real brown hair wig and upper eye-ashes. Composition body, jointed arms, hands, straight legs and feet. Individually moulded fingers and thumbs. All painted flesh colour. Wearing a cream cotton shift trimmed with lace at the neck, hem and arm-holes. Cream cotton drawers trimmed with lace. Pale green woollen knitted socks. Cream leather shoes, which each fasten with a lace threaded through two eyelets. Brown leather soles which are decorated with an impressed image of a woman with the word DEPOSE written underneath.
Marks and inscriptions
Back of head: E. (R in a circle) T. Soles of shoes: 8
Makers and roles
Societe Francaise de Fabrication de Bebes et Jouets, manufacturer