Two dolls: one boy, one girl.. Both have porcelain heads, shoulders, and arms. Hair is molded on heads and painted to look blonde. Blue glass eyes. Stuffed cloth bodies and legs.
W.89.178.1. Male has molded head, painted light brown hair, straight with bangs. Brown eyebrows, fixed blue eyes, painted closed mouth. Hands and arms to above elbow are ceramic. Long-sleeved white shirt with collar and brown string tie bow at front neck. Red fabric with gold beaded band sewn on it forms straps to hold up black velvet knee pants. Cummerbund, wide on the belly, tapers as it wraps to the back where it is sewn in place. Narrow woven string forms a 4-petaled flower in front. This string is also sewn along the edges of the band/belt. Pants are sewn to fabric-covered legs.
W89.178.2. Female doll has molded hair, painted curly blond hair, open fixed blue eyes, closed mouth. 3/4-length sleeves (with lace sewn on edges) are sewn to a red vest with fabric-covered stiff cardboard front piece. Same red fabric, pleated at waist, for skirt that is gathered at top and machine-hemmed on three sides. A faded blue apron covers front skirt. Ceramic arms and fabric legs. Plain white petticoat on top of white underskirt with lace sewn around hem edge. Arms move up and down; legs are straight and move back and forth.
Male doll (.1) is 9.25 inches long and 3.125 inches wide.
Female doll (.2) is 9 inches long and 3.5 inches wide.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2018-02-15
Condition Notes
Female doll (.2) has a crack in her left shoulder portion, front to back. Old straight pins hold bodice in place. Red fabric has holes where threads are weak.
Did not remove clothing to see if any maker's marks on ceramic.
Molded wax head, neck, shoulders, legs, feet. Hard resin arms-hands that are painted greyish-beige. Brown rooted hair, center part pinned into rolled style with faux flowers tucked in the hair by ears. Hair brows, brown glass eyes. Painted lips, small teeth showing. Seed pearl choker. Cream silk gown adorned with lace bertha across chest and lace gathers about hip area. Faux flowers adorn left chest, and throughout lace across hips.
