Doll

Object Name:

Doll

Object ID:

1965.079

Place of Origin:

France

Date:

circa 1880

Description:

French fashion doll. Bisque-fired porcelain head. Head articulated so attached to another portion or section. Shoulder section of porcelain and kid body overlaps it. Bottom edge of porcelain at mid-arm junction or 1.5" below articulated neck. Kid body extends and glued to porcelain. Blue eyes with fixed glass. Painted eyebrows and eyelashes. Painted nostrils and lips. Cheeks colored slightly pink. Somewhat formed ears with piercings for single pearl earrings. Light tan hair with light tan sewn edge stretched around hairline on head. Hair stretched around to slight bun on lower back of head. Red ribbon bow encompassed into bun. Pearl-like necklace of slightly tanned pearls. Tan-colored high-neck long dress with three-quarter length sleeves. Eight gold-tone buttons on back. Button holes finished around edges with button-hole stitching. Slit in back of dress goes to about waist level. Below slit, slightly-green decorative bow and ribbon with fairly long ribbon tails. Sleeves come down to elbow junction in kid body. Collar around end of sleeves and decorative lace piece that extends beyond that slightly. Back of dress below bow billows out and to side. Lace on bottom edge around back of dress. At sides, front of dress does not extend down as far; it extends to about knee length. Flat front section with lace border. Below dress and under it, petticoat with slightly ruffled top edge to wide horizontal band. Below that, another horizontal band with ruffled top edge. Below that and extending slightly below that, another plain band. Top ruffled bands extend slightly over one below. Under that, slip under dress with several narrow horizontal bands and lace bottom edge. Narrower plain slip under that. Pantaloons under the slip with some narrow horizontal bands similar to other slip directly below dress level. Pantaloons somewhat large in diameter with lace around bottom edge. Medium-brown leather flat slippers. Kid leather body with some articulation at joints. Hands formed with individual fingers and tiny black stitching around them. Feet have toes. Somewhat stiff articulations at knees, elbow, and hips. Arms at shoulders do move around a fair amount. Appears to be some differences in textiles as far as content of underclothes. Little paper tag: "Gift of Mrs. Henry Berry, 9/13/65".

Material:

Ceramic
Textile
Leather
Glass

Dimensions:

H-19 W-11 D-7 inches

Provenance:

Note with gift: "This doll was owned by Miss Grace Berry (1871-1941) of Manchester, N.H., whose great grandfather, Major William Berry, was one of the earliest settlers of Pittsfield, N.H. Presented September 13, 1965 by Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Berry of Manchester, N.H."

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Berry