Bisque-headed doll
Armand Marseille Dolls (fl.1885-1950s)
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bisque-headed doll.
Measurements
Body of the doll - 310 mm (height), Head of the doll - 96 mm (height)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660983
Summary
An Armand Marseille brown coloured baby doll with a brown tinted bisque head and composition body. The head has become separated. It has inset brown glass eyes and moulded and painted facial features. The doll's mouth is open showing two front teeth. The hair, short and curling round the face, is moulded and painted black. The composition body is hollow and is painted brown. It has movable limbs fastened by an elastic cord. One leg is missing and the cord is loose. Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
Back of the neck: 'A.M. / Germany. / 352/3K'
Makers and roles
Armand Marseille Dolls (fl.1885-1950s), maker