Doll: girl in sailor suit: S.M.S. Hertha

1910

Place madeThuringia, Germany, Europe

Ceramic, composition, textile, hair, paint

Overall: 17 x 7 x 3 1/2 in. ( 43.2 x 17.8 x 8.9 cm )

INV.10957

DescriptionDoll with bisque socket head, blond wig with pin curls glued to pate, open mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; composition body with ball and socket joints at shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees, and swivel hands with separate fingers; sailor costume consisting of navy blue dress with pleated skirt, double-breasted blue felt jacket with sailor collar, blue felt cape with hood lined with red felt, and blue felt sailor's cap with ribbon trim, with muslin petticoat and knickers.

Markingsimpressed: on back of head: "E. 11. St [enclosed in diamond frame] / . . . ade in Ger . . . / A. M. / 3" embroidered: on cap: "S. M. S. HERTHA"

ClassificationsTOYS