Bisque-headed doll
Societe Francaise de Fabrication de Bebes et Jouets
Category
Dolls
Date
circa 1900 - 1910
Materials
Bisque-headed doll, leather, textiles
Measurements
605 mm (height)
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659684
Summary
A bisque-headed S.F.B.J. doll with open and shut blue eyes, open mouth with two teeth, and blonde mohair wig (decorated with a pink velvet ribbon). Real brown hair upper eye-lashes. Composition body, jointed arms, hands, jointed legs and feet. All painted a flesh colour. Individually moulded fingers and thumbs, which are chipped. Wearing a white cotton dress decorated with embroidered flowers and embroiderie anglaise. A pink velvet ribbon runs through the bodice. Green corduroy cape trimmed with artifical cream and brown fur, tied at the chin with grey ribbon. Two white cotton petticoats decorated with broderie anglaise. One white cotton petticoat trimmed with lace. Cream cotton quilted binder. White cotton drawers decorated with embroiderie anglaise. Machine knitted cream socks. Cream leather shoes which each fasten with an ankle strap and mother of pearl button.
Marks and inscriptions
Back of head: S.F.B.J/ 236/ PARIS
Makers and roles
Societe Francaise de Fabrication de Bebes et Jouets, maker