Bisque shoulder-head doll
Armand Marseille Dolls (fl.1885-1950s)
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bisque shoulder-head doll
Measurements
410 mm (length)
Place of origin
Kopplesdorf
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 668919
Summary
A doll with a bisque shoulder-head, made by Armand Marseille, with moulded and painted facial features and brown artificial hair. She has opening and closing eyes. She has a stuffed body. She wears hand crocheted woollen clothes comprising a cream coloured vest with a metal button at the throat, a cream dress with pale blue ribbons around the neck and waist and a pale blue edging. She also has a pale blue and cream jacket with one wooden button, a cream petticoat and cream pantaloons. Her stockings are made of black cotton and she has no shoes.
Marks and inscriptions
On the back of the neck: '370/ AM-4// ODBP/ Armand Marseille/ Made in Germany'
Makers and roles
Armand Marseille Dolls (fl.1885-1950s), maker