Doll Gallery: Old Bisque

Harriet is a Heubach-Koppelsdorf doll. 16" tall, marked 320 2/0, dating from the 1920's. She has an open mouth with two tiny top teeth, and an attractive colouring to her cheeks. The painting of the lashes around her eyes is particularly fine, and she still has her original light brown mohair wig. Her body is a bent-limbed composition baby-type. Harriet wears a white broderie-anglais dress with a pink satin sash, white cotton underclothes, black leather shoes and a frilly, lace-trimmed bonnet.

Ellen is an Armand Marseille 996 A10M character-face girl. She is 19" tall with a composition body. Her wig is a replacement, but is the same colour as her original hair (which we still have, even though it is very sparse.) Sometimes, as in Ellen's case, it is necessary to replace the wig because it is threadbare. However, it's important not to destroy the original hairpiece, or to throw it away. Instead, put it into a plastic bag labelled with the doll's details - after all, it is part of the doll's history, and once gone, can never, ever be replaced. Ellen is wearing a pale green cotton dress with a white broderie-anglaise pinafore, white petticoat and drawers, socks and shoes.

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