Doll Gallery: Old Bisque

Meet Bea. She is one of the tiniest dolls in our collection, standing just 3" tall. Bea is a 1920s doll's house doll, made from white bisque with a short blonde bob hairstyle and cute painted-on strappy shoes. She wears her original floral skirt. Bea is special, because Susan found her lying in a box of old junk at a summer fete in the 1950s, and purchased her for the princely sum of 6d. She has been with Susan ever since, and is one of the founder dolls of the collection.

Another 1920s doll, though slightly bigger, is Dotty. Standing 7" tall, she has a moulded headband, typical of a 'flapper' of the time. Her legs are cast all in one with her body and head, but her arms can be moved. She too is made from white bisque, and she has black painted side-glancing eyes, red lips and pale orange cheeks. Dotty has a blue flower painted on her headband, and she is marked 'Made in Japan'.

Click here to see last issue's Old Bisque Gallery.