Objekt 16
Girl doll with porcelain head
Description
The renowned French company Jumeau specialized in the production of doll heads. What is striking about this large doll is the difference between the fine facial features of the head and the much more simply designed limbs, which are made of papier-mâché.
Object description
Paris, Jumeau Company, ca. 1885/90
Porcelain head (bisque porcelain), real hair, cloth body, papier-mâché (arms and legs)
Gift of E. A. Sarasin-Grossmann, Basel.
Inv. 1970.107.